A Real Knockout
by Connie Fox
Title
A Real Knockout
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
Red knockout rose bush in the town square in Bellville, Texas, in springtime features a single flower. This one is a real show-stopper, primarily bright red with shocking pink toward the center. Very clean image, unenhanced, with an astonishing array of colors!
Knockout rose bushes require little or no maintenance. Their bloom cycle produces rich cherry red blooms that will continue until the first hard frost. They are available in several other colors and types, including double red and double pink. All are resistant to black spot, and are drought tolerant and self-cleaning. Knockout rose bushes grow to ten to twelve inches tall, and mine are much taller than that, requiring a little trimming to keep them within bounds. Mine are especially fond of banana peels and coffee grounds. Though they don't require trimming, they bloom more when I snip the old buds off. We all enjoy a little attention.
Copyright 2012 Connie Steitz Fox.
All Rights Reserved.
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Shot with a Nikon D80, using a Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 lens, ND filter, aperture priority. Hand-held with no enhancements. This variety of rose is actually this brightly colored, as are its counterparts in pink, whether singles and doubles.
FEATURED November 2016 on the homepages of All the Roses, November 2016, Premium FAA Artists, December 2016, and Images That Excite You, July 2017. Featured in Just Perfect, Nikon Full Frame Cameras, Showcasing the South, and USA Photographers, July 2020; Visions of Spring / Glances of Summer and Global Flowers Photography, August 2021. My thanks!
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April 8th, 2013
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Comments (7)
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be showcased on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Oct-Dec 2023)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 12-18-2023)
Connie Fox
Thank you, Judy Vincent, for choosing "A Real Knockout" as a homepage feature in USA Photographers!
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS! Your WONDERFUL image has been FEATURED on the home page of "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH” L Please add the photo to the 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.”
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you so much, Kathi, for the beautiful feature. This image has really grown on me.
Connie Fox
Doug Norkum, thank you for the very nice feature in Nikon Full Frame Cameras! I love seeing this little beauty again.
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