When The Rain Stops

When The Rain Stops

There is this rose bush right outside the window in my room (which since middle school has been the living room) and for years I've tried to get some good pictures of it. One of my most popular on DA, Red Dead Roses, is from that bush.

This attempt im actually pleased with. It was right after a nice drizzle, and i was just getting home from out practicing, and it just looked so awesome. This one rose was hanging in the sun, while the rest of the plant was in shade.

Just a bit of white and color balance, and some messing with sharpness and exposure. For close up plant shots I've been working with a hybrid of my usual really sharp pictures, and adding a bit of overlaid Gaussian blur on the images. I like the, for lack of a better definition, heavenly look it gives em.

Enjoy

PRINT: http://www.deviantart.com/print/1591894/

Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Shutter Speed: 1/250 second
F Number: F/11.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Aug 20, 2007, 1:57:30 PM