Spring is certainly here! By mid-April, I am a paper-grading machine! But I did stop to smell the roses, at least to capture some lovely photos for the Macro Moments Photography Challenge #36, hosted by Musin’ with Susan.
This month’s macro theme explores “bokeh” shapes in the background. I’m still a newb in many ways, but I managed to capture the little bokeh buggers behind my glorious American Beauty roses. This shot was taken in macro mode with my Panasonic Lumix FZ300.
In fact I’m such a newb that I had to google “bokeh” just to be sure. Check out this website, PhotoArgus.com It states: “Bokeh is an optical effect in which the background of a photo is blurred. The blur is produced by taking photos with a shallow depth of field.”
I believe I got lucky! To celebrate, I found this delightful quote:
“The Earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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This was also submitted for the weekly photo challenge: Earth.
The April Flowers link-up is still taking your beautiful floral links through April 30th. All links are tweeted and pinned. Visit some other blogs and enjoy the garden while you are there!
That is an incredible image, Terri – love the drops of water, so crisp.
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Thank you, Toni!
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Thanks for defining “bokeh”. That’s one strange vocabulary for me. 😄
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I know, huh? Reminds me of “broken.”
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Hi Terri, The rose is very lovely, and you got fine bokeh! Thank you for taking time to join the challenge in the midst of your busy grading schedule. I have copied the url and pasted it in the comments.
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Thank you, Susan!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Cindy, I’ll take that as a high compliment coming from you 🙂
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I love your photography Terri and always feel inspired when I read your post. Have a fabulous day. x
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Thanks so much, Sue!
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I love that quote!
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That is one of my favorite quotes! I didn’t really follow the photography details, but the picture is gorgeous!
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Thanks, Michele, isn’t it wonderful?
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I like your article, very inspiring and thank you for your post
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Love the quote and the photograph…and the reminder that Spring is here!!
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Thanks, Donna!
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So glad I found you! Looking forward to visiting again!
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I have always loved that quote and blogged on it myself last year. I’ll be checking out your floral link party.
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It is a great quote. Enjoy the flowers, Barbara!
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Your lovely photos made me happy this morning. it has been a gray April week with overcast skies and cool temps. The snow is gone but the buds and leaves are poised in suspended animation until we get a sunny day to coax them to open up. Your roses were just what I needed today.
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A lovely image, and I love that quote.
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Thanks, April!
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Thanks so much for explaining bokeh!! Roses are really pick me ups!! Especially ones that smell like roses!! Not so much a fan of the florist shop, no aroma ones!
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Hi Melinda, these are American Beauty roses and their aroma is intoxicating!
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Oh wonderful!!
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A beautiful photo, Terri. Spring may be here, but Winter is never very far away until the end of May. Living in the UK, I’ve learned that lesson a few times.
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Thanks, Hugh! Wow, I know I’m a little spoiled living most of my life in California. Here’s to a speedier spring for you!
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Very cool effect – now i know what bokeh means! Lovely photo!
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Thank you, Sharon!
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This is gorgeous Terri.
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Thanks Judy! I just came home and now have 11 roses! You can smell a few feet away!
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Ooooh, how divine, I love the scent of roses.
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Wow, that is a gorgeous picture, Terri. I think talent had more to do with it than luck! 🙂 Have a great week.
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Aw, thanks so much!
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My dad was artistic, but didn’t do pictures often. He was an engineer. But that photo reminded me of a picture he drew of a single rosebud in a golden vase in the late 50s, early 60s. I remember thinking how beautiful the bud was with water. I still love flowers with water drops on them. Of course, who doesn’t?
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I just clipped some of the roses. This variety when fully opened is bigger than my hand!
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Wow, that’s huge. I took some pretty pictures today on my walk. They are amazing this year, aren’t they! All this rain.
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Those are amazing!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful!
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Why thank you!
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