Before the Beetles Arrived

Glad I had a few spare shots - though not enough to hold me. Been bragging on my rose bush and now the beetles have attacked leaving me with lacy leaves. Broke my camera today - and no one to blame but myself. Ran in to get it when I spotted a butterfly in the backyard, then put it up on the mini-shed after he flew away. Jerik's box of outdoor toys were on top, too. Jerik went to get his chalk and knocked the camera to the concrete - not on purpose - just caught the edge of it. I should have taken it back inside. So ordering a new one tonight but with shipping the way it has been lately, may run out of shots before the new camera arrives. This makes the 3rd major replacement this weekend (bedroom tv and printer both quit) so if things happen in 3's hope this is it!

[Islandgirl]

Oh no that's too bad!
Great low light rose.
Are you ordering a new Sony DSC-RX10M4?

[judith deacon]

Oh dear, sorry about your camera. Hope the replacement doesn't take too long. Love this rose. Such a rich velvety feel to it.

[Milanie]

@radiogirl Yes! I love that camera.

[amyK]

So sorry about the camera. Love the glow on this rose.

[Shirley]

Oh, no......so sorry about your camera. Beautiful shot of this rose though

[Rick]

Super capture on the rose. Sorry about your camera. You get the same kind or go to something different.

[KWind]

Love the colour and lighting.

[Milanie]

@rickster549 I really love this Sony so I didn't hesitate to go for it again. At least not so much new to learn - I still working from the first RX10

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful rose! Sorry about your camera.

[Esther Rosenberg]

O boy, one of those days. Hmm.... your story makes me think a bit more about my camera use. ( thank you)
Love this up close shot! Pretty.

[Hope D Jennings]

This is so elegant. Just gorgeous

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautiful shot. Sorry about the camera. I hope your new one arrives soon!

[Casablanca]

Such a beautiful soft image. So sorry about the beetles and the accident for the camera.

[John]

Perfection! What could be prettier than a rose? Fav!

[Lou Ann]

This is a lovely shot. Fingers crossed the old wives tale of things coming in threes holds true for you! My goodness you’ve had an expensive day!

[Rosie Kind]

A lovely rose and I'm sorry to hear about all the bad things about this weekend. Virtual hug

[Peter Dulis]

Love it ...fav

[Julie Duncan]

Gorgeous capture of a red rose, and I love the low light. Sorry to hear about your camera, but enjoy the new one! :)

[Gosia]

Beautiful

[sarah]

Oh NO ! I wince just thinking and visualizing it falling in slow motion ! What a great photo though - try spraying Seven on the rose to rid of Japanese beetles

[Jane Pittenger]

Rich and velvety...oh and how hard to watch your camera fall and not want your grandson to feel bad!

[gloria jones]

A lovely image with great lighting. For some reason, I cannot seem to bond with my SONY, which is the same as yours. I am going to take it out and work on learning more about it.

[GaryW]

Stunning rose! Beautiful deep color.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful red velvet, so pretty, sorry to hear about your camera, hopefully that will be it, they do say things go in 3s!

[Faye Turner]

So pretty and love the colour

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Allison Maltese]

So sorry for your machine catastrophes! This is a beautiful moody capture of this rose. I hope the beetles don't eat too much. something decimated my agastache leaves and clematis petals. Grrr...

[George]

Beautiful shot and you have captured the detail really well which is not easy with red roses. So sorry to hear of your triple catastrophe.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

I love the lighting on this! FAV!

[Harbie]

Love this rose! Sorry to hear about your camera! Hopefully that new one will show up soon! I have a love/hate relationship with the deer. They are so pretty but they eat so many of my flowers. Always looking for deer resistant plants!

[Anne Pancella]

Oh no! I do worry a lot about my camera getting damaged because I am not that careful with it. I hope the shipping is as quick as possible.

[Anne Pancella]

@seattlite I also have the RX10 m4. I have found that the book by Alexander White (for sale on Amazon) is indispensable for using it.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I'm so sorry to hear about your camera! And the tv, printer and beetles. But you seem to be recovering well and hopefully the new camera comes more quickly than expected. Good pre-beetle shot!