You have roses already? Wow! I won't see a rose blooming in my yard until June. This one is going to be lovely, Don. She already is and your dof is really makes for a nice rose portrait.
The government of tyrants cannot last long because it is hateful to the multitude, and what is against the wishes of the multitude cannot long be preserved.
-Thomas Aquinas
We don’t make art to show someone what something looks like. All this requires is eyes (or a lens). Art is supposed to have meaning, emotion, power, or magic. Alan & Mario "FourThirds"
That reminds me Don I got to get out and shoot my roses! Great picture. Did you wait there all winter long for that bud to open... Now thats what I call focusing in on your subject(ha ha). Good job!