Early Roses at the Botanical Gardens

[TonyD]

Saturday morning seemed like an ideal day to take a ride to the Bronx.
Given the great weather conditions (cloudy) I expected to see Bob (RSO34) roaming around. Instead, I found some roses, along with some interesting looking dead ones! Another reason to visit the Bronx was to try out a rare (less than 20,000 made) 13 yr old Nikkor macro lens.

 

[ftuhy]

Tony,

Great pics!

 

[Dtrigg]

Great! Thank you for sharing.

 

[passline]

Beautiful!

 

[RPM217]

Tony, those are beautiful pictures, how much did that lens cost Bags? Does she even know that she bought it for you?

 

[TonyD]

Tony, those are beautiful pictures, how much did that lens cost Bags? Does she even know that she bought it for you?

Thanks Roger. About the lens, I rather not say what it cost Bags. Lets just say given the rarity, it costs about the same now as it did when it was new over 10 yrs ago - that is if you can find one:smile:

BTW - She is still in India...

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[Acura NsX Pilot]

Very Nice .... the last two shots look like my style of shooting for sure :biggrin:

 

[TonyD]

Very Nice .... the last two shots look like my style of shooting for sure :biggrin:

I thought of you when I added those two :smile:

 

[thedon67]

Well done Tony. Great shots!!

 

[Tytus]

Nice job Tony...

Tytus

 

[radtekmr]

Tony,

those pictures looks amazing. Even the dead ones looks nice too haha

 

[Liquid]

Fantastic pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

[TonyD]

Not sure about the association of the word "War" with Roses. Perhaps this better explains the rose.

A Simple Rose

A simple rose I have found
It's not the flower that grows from the ground,
Its beauty is one of such delight ...
This rose is soft to the touch in all its perfection.

The envy for all the flowers in this garden
Its fragrance will consume your every obsession.
This rose must be a gift, a gift from above
A gift from Heaven to show us love.

Every morning I wake to see its petals glisten
Its easy to see how one could be so smitten
If love was a rose it would shine so bright
Because all I need is this rose in my life.

Author: Kevan Mends

I'll share a few more of these peaceful flowers!

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[RSO 34]

These photos are just too good so I am getting rose envy.......

I better get to work on a few more of my own and post em up in "that other thread".............:wink:

 

[TonyD]

These photos are just too good so I am getting rose envy.......

I better get to work on a few more of my own and post em up in "that other thread".............:wink:

Ummm... thanks Bob - I thought that other thread was about wars?

BTW - I have a special flower here for Roger to cuddle up with:

 

[RPM217]

Ummm... thanks Bob - I thought that other thread was about wars?

BTW - I have a special flower here for Roger to cuddle up with:

Tony, you need a shave!!!