Last of the roses (FA 50mm f1.4)

As a commitment to myself, I decided to keep shooting with FA 50mm f1.4... Trying to develop some "love" for this lens. I must admit, I'm warming up to it (while the weather is getting colder)

Last roses from my garden for this season (all wide open)











C&C always welcome!

Regards,
D

[maxwell1295]

Nice effect! I like the last one best...

[Eastern Shore Charlie]

Number 3 is a winner...nice effect...

[marcusyoung]

It has a soft effect. Is the grey color the original color or was filter used?

Great capture anyway.

marcus

[kurt]

Very nice shots!!! I like the #2 and #3 most. The background color is perfect for the red rose and the bokeh is just great.

[Jimbo]

#3 is the clear winner of the punch!!! Print it! JIMBO

[Damn Brit]

D, the way you have processed those shots is perfect for the time of year. You could almost call them Beauty and the Beast shots. The beauty of the rose faced with the oncoming beast of winter.

[slowpez]

The third one is the winner. Nice series.

[Mallee Boy]

Stunning.

Please leave the 50mm on a little longer

[daacon]

I agree #3 , well done it's a good decesion and a keeper.

[Duh_Vinci]

Thank you all very much for the kind words and comments, much appreciated!

Considering the gray, cold rainy weather, it just felt right with these selective coloring, and felt like it conveyed the mood just right.

These were shot in raw, then very simple post in Picasa "Focal B&W" where you desaturate around the focal point...

I'm going to miss the colors, they are fading away faster than I wish.

Regards,
D

[JMR]

All very nice images. And you did not make the msitake of overdoing the effects. Nice.

JMR

[MightyMike]

A very neat style, thanks for posting

[roentarre]

Wow, so artistic!! I am surely amazed by your work.

[Clicker]

Love the idea.