Nice! Our roses are a little fuller now (Like yours). I won't have any available light by the time I get home form work today. I need to pick another rose that doesn't have the nasty parts on it. Like the first post said, take out all the nasty leaves and such. I didn't even pay attention to the burned pedals. Great Shot. JC --- John Christensen Saint Charles, IL On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:56 PM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jim: Great image! Roses and Orchids are my favorite flowers, but Roses are > the most difficult to photograph well, I think. My effort. C. >