A Rose is a Rose

[Melkus]

Been sometime since I last posted anything here but that don't mean I don't drop in to read and see what's going. Got around to do some photo shooting with my new EF 28-135mm glass I just got for my Cannon T3, I have mix feelings about it but over all I'm happy with it. Here a shot I took with the EF 28-135mm. C&C is always welcome.
Cannon T3/ EF 28-135mm

[Ken Curtis]

Very pretty, Paul.

[jprzybyla]

Hi Paul, I think the rose is a beautiful image. Nice detail, nice color and exposure. That said I think the crop is a little too tight, more negative space around the rose would be a better composition.

[Melkus]

Thanks Joe. Yes I must say in looking at it now I think I did over crop some

[ggt]

pretty, pretty! I'm neutral on the crop. I like it dramatic, and a rose can be very dramatic. What if you increased the shadows and highlights just a bit?

[Melkus]

I did play around with it some in Lightshop but in the end I left it just about how it was shot.

[redrew]

A beautifully simple capture, Gertrude Stein was right.

[Mike Buckley]

I also like everything about this image except the overly tight crop. I generally like tight crops, so consider my dislike of this crop in that context.

[Daisy Mae]

Paul...I just tripped over your picture here. Really like it with the frame.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/P...02-14_16-33-55

Why don't you get attribution for it ? :/ Seems unfair.