Out my window

The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.

I'm practicing getting a blurred background by using zoom.

A closer shot of this lovely rose is: http://365project.org/maggiemae/jessie-s-nest-e/2013-03-08

[Gail]

I love Roses. This is stunning with all those drops of water on the petals. Love the processing.

[Leslie]

Great job blurring the background and keeping the rosé in focus. The droplets of water really add to it's beauty.

[Maggiemae]

@lesip @gailmmeek Thank you Gail and Leslie - actually I didn't know the drops were there till I downloaded it! We had light rain about 6am!

[Gail]

@maggiemae they are perfect. :)

[Sharon Lee]

Beautiful

[Cathy Donohoue]

Beautiful, Maggie.

[Jennifer]

Nice effect, beautiful rose.

[Simply Amanda]

Love the dew. So pretty, Maggiemae. Love the words, too!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Lisa Pouncy]

Love the little droplets. Such a pretty shot xx

[Ruth Lueth]

Beautiful roses and lyrics. May I say that I'ld prefer the focus on the water droplet even a bit more? (Just my opinion.)

[Maggiemae]

@noragentian Great idea. Ruth - I'll give it a try!

[Caroline]

Very pretty droplets. Gorgeous blooms.

[tony gig]

Wonderful shot and focus Maggie.

[Mickey Anderson]

very cool shot ,the droplets are superb!!!

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Nice contrast between the rose's pale beauty and the dark background.

[Maggiemae]

@catwoman2 Thanks Mary - for your fav on the larger version. Its all a bit of practice and after a year, I'm getting the hang of the camera!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Well done! The water drops add a lovely touch. Nice poem too!

[richard saffold]

beautiful rose. the blurring worked well.

[Rick Schies]

Very pretty, but I really do like your close-up

[jerry plume]

This is beautiful! Love how you processed this!

[bkb in the city]

very nice shot

[Kimberly Balychev]

Incredible job on the processing! It looks amazing! :)

[Jan K]

I have to view in large - beautiful focus and composition - love the dof and the rose itself is beautiful.

[Richard]

lovely shot. nice to see stuff starting to flower at last

[Maggiemae]

@brav well,Richard, in our neck of the woods, the flowers are hunkering down after a great summer!

[Bep]

Nice processing! Wonderful viewed large.

[Tessa]

Rather a nice capture. love the colour.

[LeenaH]

This goes straight away to my hearth! FAV, thank you!

[Diana Moss]

This is so beautiful, its a definite FAV

[Nicole]

beautiful flower! love the droplets!!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the softness - feels like an orton effect picture.

[Dorrena Ortega]

You are doing a good job with the blur. The rose is very clear. Good job!

[Cathy]

Just beautiful. And the droplets on the soft petals is amazing

[Yvonne]

So lovely. The droplets are wonderful.

[Anatoly]

The tender white rose with water drops is well contrasted with a dark bg! Well done!

[Gena Pegg]

The most beautiful white rose I have ever seen! Wonderful composition and focus and well...just perfect!