in the garden

Another from the botanical garden. This image of a pink rose has definitely been through a bit of cosmetic surgery. The original image was horizontal, color, and just lacking something. So, I loaded it into photoshop, cropped it, flipped it, switched to black and white, burned and dodged quite a bit, and came to this-rather breathtaking-conclusion. Hope you guys enjoy it.

cup of roses

I finally got some film back from my lab! Here's a shot I conjured up one day with a mini bouquet of roses and a simple coffee cup. I shot it with available light with my Nikon F100 and 400 speed Fuji film. I love the color here and wonder-quite often actually-why am I shooting digital? Film so often inspires and surprises me with beautiful color, skin tones, texture, etc. ah...film. Who knew? Oh, and if you're wondering where I found roses that are black on the outside and white underneath...it's because they're made from gaffer's tape.