Don’t prune the roses!

I know that summer is not the time to prune roses but this bank of roses grows a meter in every direction as soon as I look away.
I saved some blooms to enjoy.

[Diana]

I love your focus on the beautiful roses and the decluttered background here.

[Maggiemae]

mmm... I think I like this one - form and contrast! The other one - think the red in the salt and pepper was too dominant!

[Babs]

Yes this is the one i prefer fav

[Issi Bannerman]

Yes, despite the beauty of the roses in colour, I'm with the ladies above. I prefer the b&w version.

[Dianne]

This is my fav.

[Susan Wakely]

Like the others I am preferring this one.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful b&w shot. A bit strange to see roses in b&w when they have gorgeous colours though.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Not for me !!

[Mags]

They are gorgeous!

[Merrelyn]

I like the way that the distractions in the background have disappeared but to me the roses are now also disappearing into the background.

[John Falconer]

Looks lovely in black and white. I hope the bubbly is yours for Christmas.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This looks very nice, too.

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful b&w!

[Kathy]

This is nice, but the colored version is more to my taste.

[Pyrrhula]

Cutted to a desent size can . Great display and capture

[Allison Maltese]

I like this high key b+w version of your image.

[Wylie]

@johnfalconer yes John, thanks it is! Perhaps I should move it into the fridge!

[John Falconer]

@pusspup
Best you do that!!

[haskar]

Beautiful b&w shot. I prefer this version. First, clean the background, which makes the composition more readable. And secondly, red and blue completely suppress the roses and push them into the background.