...I wish you all could smell this rose. It blooms once a year. It's personality is a bit unruly and stubborn, being the old climber that it is. But when those waves of perfume amble out of the woods and spreads itself out on a warm spring evening, all is forgiven.
i've just joined this side challenge .. and have been making comments ..
and was going to finish up .. then i saw this as a thumb .. and had to open it up ..
WOW .. !! .. its brilliant .. the colours and the impact are amazing ..
what a wonderful image .. would look fantastic hanging on a wall in someone's home .. :)
that is a magnificent full color silhouette. I like the subtlety of having it against the darker bokeh instead of full-on white. A little subtlety in the palette as well. The subtlety allows me to accept the sentiment.
Beautiful. I love how the plant and flowers frame the right side and bottom of the image for us, with beguiling curves and textures, and even a bit of back-lighting. The bee is surrounded by bokeh but manages not to interfere with our enjoyment of it.
Love the tones, depth of field, and composition here. I feel as if the bee is just entering the scene and will be drawn upward to that one, sharply in-focus blossom. I really like the diagonal progression from soft to just slightly oof to sharp.