roses in the afternoon

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

down on Chestnut Avenue this English rose is blooming with a wild abandon.  afternoon sweetlight seems to bring out the best in its flowers so I made a point of being there to try to take advantage of the felicitous combination. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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Chestnut Avenue

Bittersweet Cottage Garden

back at home the same light came streaming through Mrs Carter Emmons' rose bush (previously noted in entry for 13 June 2005).  I believe it to be same variety. 

Comments

[niyabinghi.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh! The luminosity in those roses, simply stunning!

(Would you be open to any requests from someone asking if they could paint one of them, by any chance? If not, that is totally cool, as I understand completely. Some people don't mind, some do, but I *always* ask, as the photograph is a piece of art in and of itself as well.)

[peach-salsa.livejournal.com]

I'm enamored with the last photo. That rose bows in regal repose.

What kind of camera do you use?

English rose

[(Anonymous)]

Stunning! Thank you! Where can I find these? bw