Rose Petals

Remember those roses I shared with you in my first post on this blog? Well, before they totally wilted and faded away, I pulled off their heads (lol that sounds weird) and took some pictures of the rose petals. I did edit quite a number of these pictures. Which one do you like the best?

This one was actually portrait like the other ones, but I liked the whoosh of the petals when I turned it sideways

I love the contrast: the white one is so pure and innocent, and the red one has more signs of decay.

I just couldn't resist making this one sepia. It makes it seem more epic, don't you think?

Flowers for Photography Contest

Johanna at An Old-Fashioned Girl is hosting a photography contest, and the theme is flowers, which is just up my alley. ;) The deadline is May 15th, so go on over there and enter!

Here are the pictures I'm entering (and they are completely unedited, except for some cropping, and my watermark on them):

A white dogwood blossom

 A pink dogwood blossom

Dandelions

Lily of the valley

 And last but not least, a beautiful rose.

Roses

Hello, I'm Melody, and my main blog is Vividry. I absolutely love anything to do with capturing beauty, and I hope to express the beauty I find all around me to you in my photos. Everything I see around me, from the wide-open sky to the dirt between my toes to my family, were all made to glorify the God who created them. And I desire to show that glory by capturing it in a photograph.

I started this blog because I felt it was better to have a separate blog for photos (instead of posting them on my main blog). I will probably mostly post pictures of nature and flowers, seeing how those are related to my title. But if I take some good pictures of people or places, I will post those as well. :)

It is fitting that I start this blog with a post of rose pictures. A few days ago I accompanied a choir concert, and received these roses as a thank-you. I hope you enjoy them!