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sunday stills; flowers & plants

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I decided to move away from the ‘norm’ of flower photographs for my first Sunday stills challenge & go with my dried out roses, which hold more memories for me than any of the ones currently growing in the garden.

Sunday stills the next challenge flowers and plants

Written by chloe

Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Posted in life, photography

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  1. These are great!
    The second one’s my favorite. The colors, the angle, the depth of field … all of them are the best they can be for that subject (at least I think so).
    Although the first one is a classic shot done right.

    Omar Modesto

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 4:15 pm

  2. Flowers will fade away but memories will stay … I wonder if you tried just slightly to raise the rose above the window line would it contribute to composition…in landscape photography breaking the horizon with the foreground element often adds to the dynamic of the frame…still there is a great idea behind your photograph

    Robert Burcul

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 4:18 pm

  3. Great start to the Challenge, love the first shot!!
    Welcome to the Sunday Stills Challenge…Ed

    Ed

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 6:19 pm

  4. Those are beautiful! Dried flowers are so pretty – they’re hard to touch but they look frail and can fall apart so easily, you know? Anyway, you captured them beautifully, and the first one especially – something about how they’re lying in shadow is just amazing…

    slightlyignorant

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 6:51 pm

  5. Lovely and original first entrance of the sunday stills challenge. Perfect.

    Steffie

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 8:40 pm

  6. AWESOME!!!! I just love all the three snaps. First one is really good!(Good old memories) :D The lighting, the shadows..just perfect! Although I wish there was a bit more light on the face of those roses.
    The frame of the third snap is classy. I like the composition of that one! Good work on your Sunday Stills challenge. :D
    Nikotin is a local rock band.(but doing great with some original compositions)! The place is classy as you said. I love music and Its a good place to hang out and listen to music. :D The girls are known as ‘CHIC’. They were good too.

    WildBlack

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:00 pm

  7. Thank you so much for sharing. Your dried roses are stunningly beautiful!

    Andrea Baker

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:03 pm

  8. Lovely choice. One can’t beat memories. ;) Welcome to Sunday Stills challenge.

    dibear

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:20 pm

  9. Very creative!

    Gina at CTG Ponies

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:39 pm

  10. Welcome to Sunday Stills, beautiful choices.

    Mari

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:40 pm

  11. welcome to Sunday stills! The photos are fantastic! The second is worthy of a Better Homes and Gardens spread!

    Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

    Carroll Baker

    Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 11:11 pm

  12. All are lovely, but the first one in light and shadow is gorgeous. Great submissions to the challenge.

    Sherri

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 12:06 am

  13. In the older roses, texture stands out. I like the top one, especially.

    burstmode

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 12:30 am

  14. Flowers are flowers are flowers. I love them dried, fresh, still growing in the dirt, in a vase or how ever I can get them. Great job.

    Welcome to Sunday Stills, I’m just a couple weeks old myself.

    Sharon

    theegggather

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 1:25 am

  15. The sweetest of memories are held inside the dried stems and petals of the rose!
    I fully believe this and have such in my home as well.
    Loved your photo’s today!
    KacyK

    KacyK

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 1:26 am

  16. Great original idea – and that last shot is beautiful!

    J9

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:30 am

  17. Welcome to Sunday Stills!! Great photos. I particularly like the first one.

    Flo

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 3:42 am

  18. Welcome to Sunday Stills! Love this shot…so much character in these roses. I enjoyed your take on this challenge. :)

    andrea

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:41 am

  19. Something different! I love the angle and depth of field in the second one.

    VioletSky

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:03 am

  20. Love your take on the challenge. Great photos!

    Kelly

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:13 am

  21. Wonderful selections for this week’s challenge!! Beautifully done~~

    gtyyup

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 8:09 am

  22. oh I love the last one. In the first one you can almost feel the fragilness of it.

    sistamoonshine

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 9:23 am

  23. Stunning! Amazing! You have a real talent for photography. That top photo is perfect and creatively done.
    Welcome to Sunday Stills!

    ~Lisa
    New Mexico

    Laughing Orca Ranch

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 12:46 pm

  24. These photos are beautiful as photographs but I have to say that the flowers as subjects remind me of someone’s creepy old grandma’s house. Wilted petals and old wicker. Shivers down my spine just substitute words. haha. Thanks

    Justin

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 1:09 pm

  25. The dying roses were sooooooooo AWESOME! I have a metaphor for women compared to roses… They are so much alike because they are so beautiful, they smell amazing, but if you grab ahold of one the wrong way (not in a literal form,LOL) YOU WILL GET THORNED! Don’t be sorry for your brash honesty! It’s one of the qualities I love about you. How’s my life????? Pretty confusing at the moment. School is going great, but other than that everything seems like it’s going to hell. There’s a lot of family issues going on and I’ve been having these horrible nightmares for about a week now. I don’t know if I ever told you about my best friend Spencer or not, but he died of an overdose about 3 years ago, and I’ve been having these horrible dreams about him. Struggling with my addiction issues has never been harder either. I dream for the day that I can go an hour without thinking about using. Sorry to hear about your bro being denied. Take care babe and keep in touch… I PROMISE I WILL TOO…

    Shady

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 1:16 pm

  26. Wow! I don’t know any of the technical lingo to describe what I like about these photos so I’ll just say that they are just plain wonderful! This was a creative interpretation of the challenge…very nice! :)

    jrosey

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:08 pm

  27. Oh I really like the first one! But they are all good, welcome to Sunday Stills:)

    Far Side of Fifty Photos

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:41 pm

  28. I love the light in the first one :)

    Kellee

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:45 pm

  29. I really like the composition of number three here. I have been away, and I need to figure out what this “Sunday stills” thing is all about and get it on it. I am seeing some great work produced for it.

    Anthony

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 3:19 pm

  30. Thanks mate! I tried my part yesterday.. :D Have a look and let me know, what you think.

    WildBlack

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:13 pm

  31. Fantastic! Great idea. Glad you joined the Sunday Stills fun!

    threecollie

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 8:26 pm

  32. :( hideous?????

    WildBlack

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 9:47 pm

  33. Hey buddy..I was just kidding! LOL!! :D
    Just being a part of the fun… :P haha! You are my mate.. You are an inspiration too. Your comments keeps my fire from dying out! Seriously! I’m doing great today! Ofcourse we should pull Antony too. He is BACK! and I’m excited to see his work soon!
    Yooo Cool Kids!!! Feeling Great to have you as my mate. Hi5 :D :D

    WildBlack

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 10:54 pm

  34. Beautiful colors. I believe the last photo is my fav. The colors are muted yet bold. Inspiring!

    Annette

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:38 pm

  35. Have’nt decided yet! ideas..!!! Can we shoot anything in B&W?

    WildBlack

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:39 pm

  36. So we need to post 2 shots. right? One.. I’ll go with something antique in a classy frame. what do you think! but what is the twist????

    WildBlack

    Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:56 pm

  37. Haha! Okay. Let me know if you can think about something new with a twist!

    WildBlack

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 12:11 am

  38. Way to think outside of the box! Very nice.

    kenleighacres

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 2:44 am

  39. The first two roses look like they have a story to tell. Beautiful.

    Quinn

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 3:10 am

  40. Beautiful … so nostalgic.

    Strawberry Lane

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 5:51 am

  41. Oi voce! You do not understand the extent to how busy my life has been lately. I think about writing ALMOST everyday and miss it dearly. I also miss the little family community we had going on here. I miss all of your guys’ work dearly too. I just miss art and the freedom is possesses incredibly much. At this time and moment in my life though unfortunately the almighty dollar takes priority even considering taking part in the monetary system contradicts all the bold and strong beliefs I hold. How have you been? How has everyone been? Are the usual’s(Oxy, Shady, Typewriter, Jan) still active?

    Fresh

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:40 am

  42. I still haven’t had the time to experiment with my camera much at all which is very disappointing to the point where it almost hurts inside. I’m too focused right now on my business and collecting mucho dinero!

    Fresh

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:45 am

  43. wow u havnt seen her in months eh?? i think thats the longest shes ever been gone for z: shady or typewriter ever write anymore? my focus lately is business. theyll always be ways to acquire money even during an economic downfall and i think thats the best time to make money while everybodys losin it lol. i got big plans=] when i told my buddy i was to busy to hang out my buddy said “you dont have time you make time” one of these days im going to make some time to write and look at some of your guys work beautiful work cus i miss it ;(

    Fresh

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 5:49 pm

  44. Nice job, you have the artistic flair in you. Look forward to seeing more of your photos on Sunday Stills.

    Regular Guy

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 8:17 pm

  45. Cool!! How are you doing today?

    WildBlack

    Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:59 pm

  46. Wonderful idea. Love how aged the photos seems.

    Pete

    Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 10:18 pm


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