Foto-Friday: December Roses

Thanks Minnie! The photo does seem familiar -- I'll have to do an online search. Maybe I was subconsciously thinking of a specific image, while cropping:)

Thanks, Holly! Funny thing is, I seem to have moved away from my usually preferred bright colors. I think I ended up desaturating nearly every flower photo. Strange - LOL:)

I'm also spending more time looking for little portions of the photo that appeal to me. Your abstract mood is contagious! :-)

Thanks, Tzia! Personalization was my goal, since I tend to take so many photos of the same thing. I was looking for a different mood or flavor to the photos.

Thank you FIN! These are from my only rose bush - a brandy tea rose - my very first in fact, since I have a tendency to kill them. (sigh) I thought I'd destroyed this one already, but then blooms finally appeared in the fall. I was taking photos every day! LOL:)

And smell - LOL! Thanks Holly!

Thanks Mrs. D! I liked that one too. Subtle and low key! :-)

Damn it! NV just ate another of my posts! *sigh*

Second attempt:

I highly recommend editing software - something I'm still learning to use, but I'm sold on their value. Fletch has a program that can de-age a person. It's incredible to see.

I'm pretty sure there is someone in NVP that uses any program you might be interested in. If you can, come to one of our virtual vine meets (every Thursday at 7pm EST) to see what each program is capable of. Some are more user friendly than others, and some have better tools than others.

Each of these photos, was in my dump file, as over/under exposed, out of focus, or simply boring, but I'm learning that every photo has something to offer, and any photo can be improved.

At any rate, thanks for stopping by, and for posting more Euro photos:)

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We did ponder that, but haven't figured out how to make it work! LOL:)

LOL, thanks Soovi! It seems Murphy is after me this week. Yesterday I got booted off the meeting! *grins*

I'm hoping my roses will come back in the spring. I'm told they are hearty, but I really know very little about them. I was told the Brandy Tea Roses could handle sun or shade: they get morning sun, but afternoon shade. We'll see:)

Why thank you BH, though after my day, I'm betting I don't smell like one! I need a scratch and sniff photo! LOL:)

Thanks Dare! I'm glad to here that. I was hoping that the diffences would appeal to different people.

LOL! I'll have to see if I can produce a red rose for you. I'm afraid they were no where close to red in their natural state.

How've you been 58? I've not had much time on the Vine this week, and haven't had a chance to see what's up with the snow fight. I've a sick child right now, so I'm on and off, but I'll try to get over and defend my team sometime this weekend.

LOL! Well, he isn't up to catapulting at the moment, but hopefully in a few days:) Thanks 58.

Hello Don! It's so good to see you on the vine! I'm glad you enjoyed these, and I promise, I'll take lots of pictures -- assuming mine come back next spring or summer, or whenever they are supposed to. I'm generally more of a daffodil kind of girl (plant 'em and forget about 'em) but I'm making a real effort with this rose bush! *grins*

Thanks Vlad! It seems familiar to me too, now that several of you have mentioned it, but I can't find on line, what my mind tells me I've seen before:)

Thanks Jackie! My roses aren't blooming now either. These photos were taken in early November. I'm just slow to get them posted:)

Thanks Dubbya. I'm learning:)

Thanks, Grump! I've been in a macro phase for some reason:)

Thanks M! I'm usually a naturalist with my photography, but it was fun to work with these, and I liked the results. Makes me feel like an artist! LOL:)

Well, maybe I'm working on it:)

Thank you, Master Link! I use several programs, Photoshop Elements being the most advanced, but I'm still on the low end of the learning curve. These particular photos were done using Windows Live Photo Gallery Repair. It's the easiest of all the programs, IMO, and I tend to use it, if I'm just cropping or playing with contrast and saturation.

Newsvine Photographers Group hosts a virtual vine meeting every Thursday, and some of our more experienced members help the rest of us learn to use editing programs. Between us, I think we have every possible editing program.

When I first joined the group, I never would have considered altering my images in any way -- and each of these pictures would have been trashed without further thought. Now, when I look at an image, I see new possibilities.

Are you interested in photography or -- darn it, I haven't finished my first coffee yet, and my mind is still a blank slate - whatever it's called when you create images from the computer? We have some very talented Viners in both areas, and if you're interested, I'll link some articles for you to visit.

I did drink it, but it still didn't help. I just left Circled Thrice's article on geography, and I was left sputtering twice, knowing the answer, and the letter it started with, but unable to spit out the full name of the country. LOL:)

My children have consumed all my best brain cells. *sigh*

I don't know. I suspect I might be a complete zombie by then, and Neale will have to put me out of my misery!

Damammatess and The Opposition both do a lot of digital art. I'm short on time at the moment, but I'll try to come back and link some more.

Absolutely. I'd put A. Mac, Mal and Fletch in the expert category, and they've really helped us learn how to work with our photos. I mentioned the first two, because I don't think they start with a photograph when creating much of their art.

Thanks Anna! They are very different than my usual style -- at least I think so, but I felt rather proud of myself for taking the leap! LOL:)

Thanks Fletch! Just testing out all those buttons we're learning about:)

Thank you Kara! I hope it's nothing too serious keeping you away from the Vine. Difficult times, I know. I have less time also, and am struggling to keep up with my tracker.

Wishing you and yours joy and peace this holiday season!