# Carolina Rose

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** plant-life\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754 "2020-06-12T20:31:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ravi](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@ravi](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/ravi)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754/1 "2020-06-12T20:31:15Z")

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Image made in an Arboretum in Madison, WI

### What technical feedback would you like if any? Any

### What artistic feedback would you like if any? Any

### Pertinent technical details or techniques:

Canon 7DIi + 180/3.5 + tripod  
f/16, 1/40, ISO 640  
Canon DPP4, PSCC, Nik Detail extractor and tonal contrast  
A small crop to the right.

 ![CarolinaRose0620_65A8152dpptcdej](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/4/3429cff02932e197a3996566970e077ce5136492.jpeg)  
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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754/2 "2020-06-13T01:04:18Z")

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OK, Ravi. Now I have to go find one of our wild roses to see if it has that really cool frosted look to the stigmas. I think you put your focus plane in just the right position. Beautiful detail where needed and just enough softer elsewhere to focus attention with out making it obvious. I also like the placement of the flower center…

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754/3 "2020-06-13T14:08:40Z")

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Ravi: Ditto what Dennis said. Beautiful color palette and a fine comp. 👍 👍\>=))\>

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**Author:** ![ravi](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@ravi](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/ravi)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754/4 "2020-06-13T14:09:15Z")

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Thanks Dennis for your comments. The arrangement of filaments and anthers around the stigma is so captivating that I spent more time enjoying looking at them than taking pictures. The light was perfect so it was part luck.

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**Author:** ![Ian\_Wolfenden](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ian_wolfenden/32/350_2.png) [@Ian\_Wolfenden](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ian_Wolfenden)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/carolina-rose/14754/5 "2020-06-14T20:05:13Z")

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A beautiful flower very well captured, Ravi. I like the fading of the petals into softness as offsetting the central stamens; my only personal preference might be for a little more room at the top, but this is lovely as is.