Rose Aphid (Macrosiphum rosae)

 

Macrosiphum rosae, the rose aphid, is a species of sap-sucking insect in the family Aphididae. It infests rosebushes as its main host in spring and early summer, congregating on the tips of shoots and around new buds.

1/200 - f/9 - ISO100 - 55mm + 31mm macro extension - diffused flash

Orange Rose in full bloom

 

Roses do not bloom hurriedly, for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

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1/200 - f/11 - ISO200

Charles De Gaulle Rose

 

The tiny dropplets of early morning dew glittering on the petals in this close-up of a Charles De Gaulle rose, taken with a telephoto lens.

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1/1600 - f/5.6 - ISO200 - 135mm

Rose For Valentine's Day

 

A bright red Rose for Valentine's Day

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1/200 - f/10 - ISO200 - EV-1.0

Rose Pest

 

One of the serious problems for rose growers,an infestation of Aphids, (Aphidoidea).

1/200 - f/11 - ISO200 - diffused flash - reversed 55mm

Stingless Bee

 

A tiny Australian native stingless Bee, (Austroplebeia australis), collecting pollen from a rose flower.

1/200 - f/9 - ISO200 - diffused flash - reversed 55mm

Elegant Mr Lincoln

 

Keeping an eye on the background when taking a photo can mean the difference between a good image or a "snap shot". Even with bright sun light covering part of the background, this Mr Lincoln rose still has elegance.

1/125 - f/8 - ISO400

Bumble Trap

 

A common house spider, (Badumna insignis), has trapped a European bumble bee, (Bombus terrestris), in it's web formed on the leaf of a rose bush.

1/200 - f/11 - ISO100

After The Rain

 

After a short rain shower and before the sun and wind dry everything, there is plenty around the garden with raindrops. Roses always photograph well with water drops on the petals, like this "Charles De Gaulle".

1/400 - f/8 - ISO200

Candy Stripe Rose

 

During the spring and summer roses are in full bloom and are one of the most photographed flowers in the home garden. The rose in this image is "Candy stripe".

1/80 - f/7.1 - ISO200

Water Drops On Rose Leaves

 

After a rain shower, raindrops make an interesting subject. Here, the raindrops have beaded on the leaves of  a rose bush.

1/125 - f/10 - ISO200

Afternoon Rose

 

A "Candy Cream" miniature Rose in the light of  late afternoon.

1/125 - f/8 - ISO200