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Rose 3
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Copyright: Igor Germanovic (germma) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1041 W: 38 N: 1046] (9762)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-03
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Event, Decisive Moment, Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-05 0:37
Viewed: 294
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Part 3

The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. The ancient Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love referred to as Aphrodite and Venus. In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means to keep a secret — derived from this ancient Roman practice.
Early Christians identified the five petals of the rose with the five wounds of Christ. Despite this interpretation, their leaders were hesitant to adopt it because of its association with Roman excesses and pagan ritual. The red rose was eventually adopted as a symbol of the blood of the Christian martyrs. Roses also later came to be associated with the Virgin Mary.
Rose culture came into its own in Europe in the 1800s with the introduction of perpetual blooming roses from China. There are currently thousands of varieties of roses developed for bloom shape, size, fragrance and even for lack of prickles.

Rose pruning, sometimes regarded as a horticultural art form, is largely dependent on the type of rose to be pruned, the reason for pruning, and the time of year it is at the time of the desired pruning.
Most Old Garden Roses of strict European heritage (albas, damasks, gallicas, etc.) are shrubs that bloom once yearly, in late spring or early summer, on two-year-old (or older) canes. As such, their pruning requirements are quite minimal, and are overall similar to any other analogous shrub, such as lilac or forsythia. Generally, only old, spindly canes should be pruned away, to make room for new canes. One-year-old canes should never be pruned because doing so will remove next year's flower buds. The shrubs can also be pruned back lightly, immediately after the blooms fade, to reduce the overall height or width of the plant. In general, pruning requirements for OGRs are much less laborious and regimented than for Modern hybrids.
Modern hybrids, including the hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, modern miniatures, and English roses, have a complex genetic background that almost always includes China roses (R. chinensis). China roses were evergrowing, everblooming roses from humid subtropical regions that bloomed constantly on any new vegetative growth produced during the growing season. Their modern hybrid descendants exhibit similar habits: Unlike Old Garden Roses, modern hybrids bloom continuously (until stopped by frost) on any new canes produced during the growing season. They therefore require pruning away of any spent flowering stem, in order to divert the plant's energy into producing new growth and thence new flowers.

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Hello Igor! Nice rose. Fantastic lightness and sharpness. Very good colors. Well done!

hello Igor
lovely flower
sharp and detailed
nice soft colours

regards

Hello Igor:)
Very beautiful rose and good use of sun light...
have a nice day
biljana

Zdravo druze...
Odlicna fotka....
Pozdrav...

Hi İgor,
Wonderful macro of this rose.Great light, colours and details.TFS.
Pozdrav,

hAyAti

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1906 W: 76 N: 0] (18995)
  • [2008-06-05 1:26]

Bravo druzhe ;)
super fotka, svetlo i kontrast sa pozadinom,
J ;)

Hello Igor,

The delicate rose is well captured!
The angle of light adds a sense of depth in the flower, fine details and the colours are well reproduced...

Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1590 W: 0 N: 184] (12916)
  • [2008-06-05 2:35]

Hi Igor,
A real beauty. You have capture it very well. Great colors, light and point of view. Well done.
Have a nice day!
Diane

Zdravo Igore
Izvonredna ruza, snimena vo posebno dobro makro. Odlicen kontrast so pozdinata. Mnogu meki i svezi latici. Izvonredno
Najl;epse zelje my friend
Melany

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  • Koala Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 390 W: 19 N: 74] (2726)
  • [2008-06-05 4:37]

Hi Igor!
How are you?
Another beautiful rose :D
Love the colors of it, it's great!

I wish you a great day my dear!

Alexandra

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  • dorian (68)
  • [2008-06-05 6:22]

Excellent image, very cler and sharp,
beautifull rose, remind me to some past times...
Very nice Igor!

Zdravo druze,odlicna fotka!
Pozdrav.
A.

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1701 W: 0 N: 1] (11486)
  • [2008-06-05 7:02]

Hi Igor
Its rose time.
beautiful.
Gr Jos

THANKS FOR LESSON!!!
your guide is alwways apreciate!!
nice shot and beautiful colours
ciao
Lucio

Hello Igor
Very pretty rose - full splendid colours.Interesting description. I congratulate and I greet Mark

Hello Igor,
Again you have beautiful image here.Nice capture and good notes.Wonderful done my friend.

CM

Thanks for your nice critiques on my "BUTTERFLY S2" picture.

Hello Igor. Beautiful documentation of this beautiful flower. You have captured this brilliantly under bright lighting and very sharp image. I like the color and detail of the fragile petals here. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

Perfect and the position post is a good concept
Bravo mon ami
Igor
Réal.

I am feeling to tuch now.

pozdrav!
jako lijepa ruza ...
pozdrav!
zoran

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1156 W: 62 N: 809] (12641)
  • [2008-06-06 17:14]

Hi Igor,
beautiful rose with lovely colours.WEll done.TFS.Necla.:)later.

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