Foto Friday . . . Bestill, my red rose

Bestill the red rose,

as the beauty of it unfolds before us,

petal by petal, layer upon layer.
The illumination of it comes from within
revealing a unique personality of its own.

And there is great reward to those,

who upon their patience,

will miss nothing in its entirety.

- Kim


I think people have a lot in common with roses, a lot of layers that when fully open reveal their whole.
But sometimes the thorns keep us from investigating further when really they beg the question will you give in to a little pain to find the true beauty? I have so many more thoughts about this but need to stop here, as I'm almost finished writing about something that I want to share with you . . . soon.

{People, acceptance, and random acts of kindness}

Up until a few weeks ago, I wouldn't have been able to tell you the last time I bought cut flowers.
But oh boy, give me some six dollar flowers and my spray bottle and it's like giving cat nip to a cat.
I can literally keep myself occupied for hours . . . {smile}

These were all taken with my 40 mm macro lens and I had a little fun experimenting with larger apertures on some of these. And since my subject couldn't be focused completely on the same plane (especially with all the petals), I had to choose which part I wanted in focus which makes a big difference artistically. 

 

1/60s, f6.3

{Shoot, edit, submit}
1/80s, f6.3

1/125, f5.0

1/60s, f6.3

1/80s, f3.5

I didn't get a chance to play with the textures I won from Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art  so a

quick edit in Picnik.....Thanks again Bonnie!

{Photo Art Friday, Foto Friday}
1/60s, f4.5

This is from the same bunch, but by yesterday they weren't looking as fresh,

and I love how the color changed around the edges. Well, that and they looked like they were

sprinkled with fairy dust.

1/125s, f9.0

Here's to a great weekend, and seeing beyond those first petals.

Love, Kim

XO