I have loved roses since I was a teenager and received my first one from a boyfriend.  I love their fragrances.  And I love their simple beauty.  And I miss having a rose garden to call my own.  When we moved two years ago I had to leave my small rose garden behind.  They would not have survived the move during the middle of summer when it is its hottest.  These days I must admire the rose garden at the local park within the community center. 

I took this photograph just as spring was coming to an end and summer was starting to heat up.  I used my Canon EOS Rebel Ti1 with the 18-55mm lens.  I was using the monochrome setting at the time.  My exposure was 1/80 sec, aperture was set to f4.6, and my focal length was 33mm.  I took this in the evening around 7:48pm. 

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