Friday, 23 March 2007

Five-pointed rose

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PHOTO
There must be millions of photographs of roses, however the opulent beauty of the flower, soft and enfolding - but with hidden barbs - makes us take more!

QUOTO
"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French painter

INFO
Mode: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: 70mm macro (35mm equiv.)
F No: f18
Shutter Speed: 1.3 sec
ISO: 100
Exposure Compensation: -0.3EV
photograph (c) T. Boughen

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