The Little White Rose of Scotland

[Rob MacKillop]

The rose of all the world is not for me.
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
- Hugh MacDiarmid

I went professional (!), with an Artisan Photographer's Background, which cuts out the overwhelming clutter of our house. This series is just an experiment in revealing different degrees of the background, and also colour manipulation/rendering. Let me know your preferences, if any.











Leica Q, LR6, Nik Stuff.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Beautiful! I love the B&W's, but in this case the delicate colours in the (duh) coloured ones is magnificent.
I hope the Scotts will get what they want, these days.....

 

[Rense Haveman]

PS: you chose a brilliant angle....

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Rense. We had our chance to leave in 2014. Given the chance again, I'm fairly certain the outcome would be different.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Another...

 

[John Holland]

I like the fifth and sixth images the best. For me, the first two (and fourth) are cropped too closely (especially on the right hand side). In the third image the background catches my eye too much. The slight coloring adds a bit of interest to the images.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, John. That's my thoughts too. Much appreciated.

 

[Pete Askew]

I was going to say the second shot, but then I saw the additional one and that I think is my favourite. I like the abstraction of the darker backgrounds and the way you have drawn extra attention to the rose.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. These were with the Q, which I then returned. Nothing wrong with the camera, but I'm happy with the Monochrom and the IIIg.