Fragile

I did want to do a sketch of something but couldn’t find anything that had that value I wanted. This rose really looks best being real. It's at its last blooming stage, in fact as I moved it from here several petals fell off!

This one will be good on Black...
Three good things:
1 John hasn’t got rid of the foot plastic bag but it is definitely a lot better. Just don’t knock it!
2. 10 minutes on the trampoline.
3. Watching the final of the women’s tennis.

[Dinah Pinkston]

This is gorgeous on the black background ...very nice find!

[tony gig]

Beautiful Rose

[Lisa Poland]

Beautiful!

[Valerie Chesney]

Fragile & very beautiful.

[Jennifer]

wow, this is so beautiful on black.

[Pat Knowles]

A perfect background foil for this lovely fading rose, that's the lovely thing about roses they still look beautiful when they're dying! No dancing for you & John then! Trampolining sounds very energetic! The

[Helen Jane]

The layers of petals are depicted so well. On black quite stunning - I think it benefits from the larger black surround.

[Maggiemae]

@happypat I just jump up and down gently on the trampoline, Pat. No somersaults and tricks for me though I used to when I was 17!

[Maggiemae]

@helenhall Thanks Helen for all your nice comments on my photos! Hope to see some of yours too!

[Joyce]

Beatiful and so well suited to the dark background. What's this about you trampolining?

[Margaret Pengelly]

Beautiful and as others have said stunning on black. Is it iceberg? Trampolining sounds a bit adventurous to me.

[Loopy-Lou]

Beautiful look lovely against the black background

[Bep]

Looks great on black!

[KWind]

Very pretty!

[Terry]

nice to see since it is 4 dg here

[Maggiemae]

@ubobohobo No, not adventurous at all, Margaret - just a gentle bobbing up and down!

[Tony]

Stunning capture against the black background.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's very striking this way- like a color version of black and white.

[katy]

You weren't wrong, it is fabulous on black. Nicley done

[katy]

just read your three good things. Now I have to learn the trampoline?! After you started with planking last year my exercise class incorporated that into the program. now the trampoline!? Where will it all end?!

[Harry J Benson]

beautiful on black

[Maggiemae]

@grammyn No, no trampoline unless you are sure of knee and ankle strength, Katy! Tomorrow's photo might be informative!

[Maggiemae]

@olivetreeann I think that is what I was aiming for, thanks Ann! Increased contrast produced this black background and lightened the rose shot!

[Maggiemae]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry - black vignette works well but didn't use that here!

[Faye Turner]

Like the contrast between the flower and your background! Lovely capture!

[Islandgirl]

Love the soft lighting and it looks gorgeous on black!

[belinda]

very nice shot, the dark background nicely highlights the flower

[Rick Schies]

Yes, against the black she looks gorgeous

[Barb]

lovely on black

[gloria jones]

Neat capture of textures, petal details

[Tremerryn]

Very poignant

[Francoise]

I like the way you have shown it in darkness

[Daweenie]

That looks like one of those "He loves me, he loves me not..." flowers.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely

[Taffy]

Poignant shot and well captured. Looks good on black!

[Margo Sayer]

VML this rose...'growing old' gracefully.

[Maggie]

It just floats on black - gorgeous.

[Ann Williams]

Still beautiful as it fades.