Gold Rose with Textures

I photographed this dead rose on February 13th and it still looks good now.  Usually roses just wilt and fall over.  I liked the textures in this rose, after most people would have tossed it out. The photograph is made of  26 photos using a technique called photo stacking.  I combined those photos with various focus points to create sharpness throughout the photo. 

If you see my "Friendship Roses" blog post from February 17th, you will see what the live rose looked like.

Brian Ganz concert

Brian Ganz with a student assistant enjoying his craft at St. Mary's College of Maryland.  Dec 10, 2019

Friendship roses

 Roses can have different meanings.  I decided to make a photo collection of roses for friendship and place them on my musical instruments.  Pink roses mean appreciation, gratitude or recognition, joy, happiness and grace.

A white rose stands for innocence, purity or charm.

Gold roses say joy, gladness, affection, friendship.   I plan to add these roses to my Zazzle collection.

Sarita in Gold

Sarita was very pretty after grooming with a gold rose that matched her hair ribbons

Sunflowers at Sunset

Playing with sunflowers at sunset.

Sunflowers 2

I love red sunflowers, since they are less common.  To cheer you up in the winter.

Soaking up the sun!

Bufflehead Portrait

I photographed a local Bufflehead in a pond for my friend who wanted a memory of this cute visitor.  This one looked black and white until I put it on my computer.  Now you can see the subtle reds and greens in their feathers.  I love to watch them bobbing in and out of the water when they have their meals.  They are only 13-16 inches long and are one of the smallest ducks.