I don't usually post sepia photos. I generally prefer the cleaner grey tones, but maybe because I don't do it, I decided to play with sepia this time. Why not try something new, right? :)
And the struggle has begun. I tried all kinds of photos to see how they will look after I remove colours from them and then add some warm tones. And I didn't like any of them. Too messy, too boring, I like the colours here, so I don't want to change it...
Nope, nope, nope.
Until I found the little autumn roses. Simple, clean shots with soft lines. That's it! That's the one!
It was one of the last roses that tried to bloom last fall at my mums garden. It was getting cold, and you can see some scaring on the petals. Originally it was peachy pink with some daker pink on the edges. Very pretty. But this time I wanted to strip all the colours and make it look more vintage.
One more from the same bush, and even a younger one.
The roses did not manage to open fully. Cold, rainy days stopped the growth, and the closed flower eventually died and dropped.
This is a leftover after a summer rose that went through all the stages.
Hungry beast always present :)
The roses are not sprayed with chemicals since they grow close to vegetables. It happens that some hungry bugger will much on the flowers or leaves from time to time. Not a terrible thing if it is just a few bites. It starts to be very annoying when stubborn aphids decide to take over and the whole bush suffers.
Monochrome song for today:
Depeche Mode - Sweetest perfection
year 1990
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