A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

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In the back of my mind there was this sentence "A Rose is a Rose is a Rose", immediately connecting with this image. Still I was not sure where from I knew the words, thoughts targeting Antoine de Saint Exyperie's Little Prince... Until google and wikipedia corrected me, nominating Gertrude Stein as the author.

But this rose looks withered already in august, which is a bit unusual. The explanation is (again) the long rainfalls which made the water level rise so much that this rose stood in the water for some weeks, ruining the roots and make the leaves and blossoms fade much too early.

Still this rose is a rose is a rose...

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Bridal Bouquet

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When asked to photograph a friends wedding, I felt a bit unsure if it wouldn't go beyond my capacities. So I made clear that for professional results they would have to hire an experienced pro. In the end they decided to take what I would deliver and I had quite concentrated 90 minutes taking pictures and 2 hours converting the raw files to jpegs. I still don't feel comfortable with in-camera jpegs, especially in mixed light or available light situations. And the batch mode of bibble, the possibility to easily copy settings and the powerful noise ninja makes this decision not too hard.

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soap roses

found outside a soap shop in st. wolfgang, austria.

taken with the famous beercan (ofenrohr for german-speaking), and i had to learn holding it steady ;)

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