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Lone Rose
By Levent Aktas
April 8th, 2010
Taken in Norman, Oklahoma with a Canon XSI using the kit lens. The low color saturation reflects loneliness.
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi.
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Comments from the Community
Posted By: Moshi
about 13 years, 8 months ago

Damn! This is just amazing! Thanks for it.


Posted By: Farscape
about 13 years, 8 months ago
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about 13 years, 8 months ago
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about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: Igor Borisenko Photography
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: Arthurius
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: stubulman
about 13 years, 8 months ago
A big shout-out to the people of Norman, Oklahoma! I had no idea where it was until I Googled it. LOL.
Don't hate me for being reckless: I hit the auto-contrast command in PS and the rose popped. I'm certainly a big fan of subtlety but this is such a beautiful image. I couldn't resist.
Don't hate me for being reckless: I hit the auto-contrast command in PS and the rose popped. I'm certainly a big fan of subtlety but this is such a beautiful image. I couldn't resist.
Posted By: LTD602
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: Travis McGough
about 13 years, 8 months ago
You did a wonderful job with this photo, and I like how you decide to make it less saturated -- that makes it stand out more out more to me. Great composition and detail.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
Posted By: Clyde
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: FotoFelix
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Awesome shot!
Very nice composition. I love how the soft water forms around the roses razor-sharp edges.
Very well done!
Thanks a bunch for sharing.
Very nice composition. I love how the soft water forms around the roses razor-sharp edges.
Very well done!
Thanks a bunch for sharing.
Posted By: Levent Aktas
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Thank you all for your kind comments. This is certainly encouraging especially for a newbie like myself. Thanks!
Posted By: seanms
about 13 years, 8 months ago
sometimes it's the simple things in life that make it worth living.
this is one of those simple things.
i love the color and composition.
very well done, indeed.
this is one of those simple things.
i love the color and composition.
very well done, indeed.
Posted By: peter
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: firefly.serenity
about 13 years, 8 months ago
From a photography standpoint, this is magnificent. As others have mentioned, the way in which the water "reacts" to the petals is outstanding. Nice job.
The humility of this particular flower is quite striking. One could venture as far as to bring up the feminine aspects of flowers, and this one appears to be reacting to its environment. What a wonderful showing of life, and more important, of humility, charm, and the life experience.
Spectacular!
The humility of this particular flower is quite striking. One could venture as far as to bring up the feminine aspects of flowers, and this one appears to be reacting to its environment. What a wonderful showing of life, and more important, of humility, charm, and the life experience.
Spectacular!
Posted By: DNAGS
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: Fiton Gjonbalaj
about 13 years, 8 months ago
i just cant get over the fact that you got an image this sharp with a kit lens... i use the same camera but i love macro lenses. This is simply amazing and the fact that you got it with a kit lens :) that makes it DOUBLE amazing. Keep up the good work
Posted By: WhiteDog
about 13 years, 8 months ago
I have to agree with the rest. Usually florals are bursting with color. The choice to go subtle here was a good one. The lighting conditions look to be optimal for this kind of mood shot - it appears it was an overcast day. I do wonder, though, where the body of water is. Norman is a pretty arid place most of the time (accept for the blizzards this past winter). As for knowing where Norman is - just ask any U.S. college football fan. ;-)
In particular, the focus and depth of field are perfect in this photo. Not that the Rebel is an inferior camera - it's not. But this just goes to show it's not the equipment that's most important, it's the person using the equipment that makes the difference.
In particular, the focus and depth of field are perfect in this photo. Not that the Rebel is an inferior camera - it's not. But this just goes to show it's not the equipment that's most important, it's the person using the equipment that makes the difference.
Posted By: NateFox
about 13 years, 8 months ago
i believe i voted for this. great shot. what i like the most is how the rose is basically dead center and the water ripples along the edge. i have a question though. what did you do in modifying the water? did you make it grayscale or something else?
Posted By: Calmly Traveling
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: Levent Aktas
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Thank you all again.
WhiteDog: The rose is in a pond at OU Campus. It was actually a very sunny day (as most days in Norman) but the rose was shadowd by a huge tree.
NateFox: I did not treat the water different than the rose. I guess the shadow helped a lot to diffuse the light. I thought first to have the water gray scale but lowering the saturation on the whole image worked much better, especially fo the ripples on the water.
WhiteDog: The rose is in a pond at OU Campus. It was actually a very sunny day (as most days in Norman) but the rose was shadowd by a huge tree.
NateFox: I did not treat the water different than the rose. I guess the shadow helped a lot to diffuse the light. I thought first to have the water gray scale but lowering the saturation on the whole image worked much better, especially fo the ripples on the water.
Posted By: firefly.serenity
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: NateFox
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: ukk
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Tickless my sensess just perfect for my taste. sharp, focused and has simple single target in the middle of the frame. :) perfect wallpaper.
Posted By: quotidian
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Posted By: shalom24
about 13 years, 8 months ago
Wow, great photo! ..I think you're inspiring me to buy my own camera! And to think you used a kit lens..
Excellent, though! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent, though! Thanks for sharing!
Posted By: Scrimpie
about 13 years, 7 months ago
I don't think I've ever seen a more perfect photo. The rose certainly played it's part - look at those petals in the center. It actually seems to strike a bashful pose. There are no unwanted reflections in the water to distract the eye from the subject, and yet the water itself is an equal contributor to the perfection of the shot. Amazing work. Are you sure you're a newbie?
Posted By: K
about 13 years, 7 months ago
Posted By: TheBlindBandit
about 13 years, 7 months ago
Posted By: AuLait
about 13 years, 7 months ago
One of my most favorite shots ever. Love the color, subtlety, and simplicity. I've tried to change my background to other pictures, but keep coming back to this calming shot.
Posted By: jeffrieskye
about 13 years, 6 months ago
That is a gorgeous pic! The dark water is smooth and frozen without any distracting reflections. I can understand the color being subdued to emote that sense of loniliness. Good job. I can only imagine what you had to do get that shot set up. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind seeing a photoshop retouching this photo to be a rose-red and then to see the reactions/comments you would get just by a simple change in color of the subject. Again, great pic.
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