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Which Board? => Photo Essays => : charles binns August 24, 2015, 08:21:15 AM

: Faded Roses.
: charles binns August 24, 2015, 08:21:15 AM

O Rose! who dares to name thee?
No longer roseate now, nor soft, nor sweet;
But pale, and hard, and dry, as stubble-wheat,---
Kept seven years in a drawer---thy titles shame thee.

The heart doth recognise thee,
Alone, alone! The heart doth smell thee sweet,
Doth view thee fair, doth judge thee most complete,---
Though seeing now those changes that disguise thee.

Yes, and the heart doth owe thee
More love, dead rose! than to such roses bold
As Julia wears at dances, smiling cold!---
Lie still upon this heart---which breaks below thee!

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: charles binns August 24, 2015, 08:22:57 AM

Kiev 60 plus macro tubes and expired (2007) Ektachrome 64T rated 25 ISO and developed in C41.  No tweaks in Photoshop other than retouching.

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: Late Developer August 24, 2015, 08:57:09 AM

Fantastic set, Charles. 

Love the triangle created in the first one.  The colours and exposure are perfect and served with an Elizabeth Barrett-Browning relish..... ;)

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: Bryan August 24, 2015, 04:28:50 PM

Beautiful Charles, very soft feel to all of them.

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: jharr August 25, 2015, 07:32:25 PM

Very nice! Thanks for sharing these Charles!

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: charles binns August 28, 2015, 03:31:57 PM

Thanks.

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: imagesfrugales August 28, 2015, 05:50:33 PM

Simply beautiful, bravo.