A blue rose (large image) - DPChallenge Forums

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX

03/26/2004 06:23:50 PM · #1

Not much to say except that it's not manipulated in photoshop :) it's really blue. Now i know some biologist photographers will cry out there's no such thing as a real blue rose, and thats true. This was probably a white rose originally, and just "drank" blue dyed water. Either way, it's blue :)

crit away :)

daisy77

Nikon D70

03/26/2004 06:25:43 PM · #2

and some kind of beautiful too! cool shot.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/26/2004 07:53:03 PM · #3

Really nice color, even if I can't tell exactly what it is; good range of textures and detail.

The Blue Roses I found had also been given a lot of sugar or something, which crystalized out on the petal edges and made them sparkly.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

03/26/2004 08:12:28 PM · #4

thanks

wow, those are neat roses general! not quite as blue as the one i have, but those crystals.. thats smart :)

Mick

Canon EOS-5D

03/26/2004 08:15:08 PM · #5

Wow! It's, ummm, very blue. That's an awsome color for a rose! Where did you get it?

The photo would have been better with a smaller apurture, and not cropped so tight. But, it's still a cool photo as-is.

Jacko

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/26/2004 08:15:19 PM · #6

Good job AndrÃ©. Really nice detail and lighting. Congrats.

Jacko

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/26/2004 08:21:04 PM · #7

Can't say I agree with that. I love the shallow depth of field. Really draws the attention to the center of the pic.

Originally posted by micknewton:

03/26/2004 10:36:39 PM · #8

thanks jacko :)

that was mostly my intent.. i shot this in manual mode and chose the largest aperture available at that zoom (F2.2), using the shutter speed required to get accurate exposure.. i like cloeup flower shots that how shallow DOF.. gives them a dreamy feel, and shows them differently than we do with our eyes.

We had to special order the rose. Blue roses are usually associated when they are "given by someone who passed away" .. my mom will be drying it and giving it to my cousin's girlfriend. My cousin passed away from cancer a few weeks back and we couldn't have a blue rose in time for the funeral.

despite the reason for having the rose in the first place, it's interesting to see a flower in an unusual color :)

thanks again for the comments

HBunch

HP PhotoSmart 315

03/26/2004 11:43:43 PM · #9

Actually...we used to have a blue rose bush that we planted over top of my dog's grave. You have to give it lots of alkaline or something to keep the roses blue, but they were blue for a few years. Actually more of a purplish blue, but it really does exist. Not in the stong blue here...but it's definately bluish.

MadMordegon

03/26/2004 11:59:34 PM · #10

beautiful!