"A rose is a rose is a rose"
by talj

Comment by aimeethetoo:
I agree with Rina on all accounts except her opinion of the negative space. I am a negative space junkie and I like how you used it here. Nice job! Almost looks like a painting.

New Beginings
by talj

Comment by Melethia:
Fits your title nicely - love the bokeh, too.

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
by talj

Comment by jfwolpert:
it scored a 6 with me even tho i dont normally like flower shots

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
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Comment by silverfoxx:
:) explaining my weird comment:
this quote from Gertrude Stein has a special meaning to postmodernists. since I am very much into postmodern I have been thinking about this frase a lot.
postmodernists took that frase and "shifted" it's meaning from "the things are what they are" to "the things repete themselves endlessly and without any meaning". I just tried to use this second postmodern meaning and apply it to a photo (a photo in general, not this particular one).
:) sorry for a long comment but you asked to explain. I like the photo.

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
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Comment by rinac:
Wow... some of your comments are brutal!! Ok, here's my take: a) I can see perfectly that it is a yellow rose; b) I didn't mind the brightness and understood that it must have been your intention (light on white, duh); c) I liked the tight vertical crop, but; d) I thought there was just a smidge too much negative space.

Another shot I think is underrated. The voters are a funny bunch sometimes.

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
by talj

Comment by msdoubletrouble:
yes, this would be lovely with dark background, very pretty and delicate...lovely image.

Who is this??
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Comment by saintaugust:
elijah wood?

Who is this??
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Comment by sherpet:
Quite amazing image here, what a capture, what a story, what a ghentleman, and yes, I guess you will always be wondering if it were really him, yes the magician, and elusive Harry Potter.....
Hope you are off those crutches soon, dear friend.....

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
by talj

Comment by emayner:
the whole image appears to be blown out

"A rose is a rose is a rose"
by talj

Comment by rosiehall:
this looks very over exposed/ enhanced and the crop seems very severe