Timeless Romance...(revisited)

Red roses are the traditional symbol for love and  Romance.

A snap by MsQ, I think the paper carrier is making a pass at her: As taken by MsQ.

Is Valentine's Day getting too commercial?

Naw.

From The Sculpture Gardens

Romance By The River

Doing this:
Necking

Led to this:
What are they looking at?

Sometimes the world is scary, good to have Daddy to protect you
It's OK son.  I'm here.

I've been away from Photographica for a few months.  Seems I got busy and never got time to post.  When I saw the bi-weekly challenge I knew I had to post this sequence of three images from a recent trip to South Florida.  They are a cute couple, don't you think?

Necking

A little more Necking

Afterglow

I have to admit, these were taken in a zoo.

No words necessary here to express my friends emotions on the occasion of their 55th anniversary.  One of my favorite candid shots.

 

I guess you might say that Mrs. SG and I have come a long long way...  we probably know more about eachother, than most...  We have shared joys, sorrows, todays and tomorrows for all of our lives..  we met quite young ..  10 years old as a matter of fact..and for some purpose we have remained best friends through all of this... and some of that too...  I bet there is a book and a song in there somewhere..  
 
It was a time it was..  a time of inosence... a time of...   I have a ...Photograph..

But we were so much older then ... were younger than that now...

Mrs. SG...  my Best Friend...  my Only lifelong Romance...

  Yep..  Just ask Pyro...  

...Embrace

Reflection Of  Summer's Love

It was a warm sunny day on April 7th, 2007 and my husband and I were sitting and having our lunch. He was gazing out the window, when he happened to see these two redbirds just outside our bay window.  As we were watching them, we soon realized we were witnessing a romance in progress!

He was singing his song of love to her, as she slowly approached him.
For a moment time stood still, as they gazed into each others eyes.
Then he reached down and picked up a seed and stretched out towards her.
She tilted her head and looked up at him with her loving eyes.
Then he feed her his seed of love!

That's when I took my shot!
Now I just got this camera(canon powershot s3) on Christmas.
I Knew nothing about photography or taking pictures!
I was so worried the photo would not come out!

This was one of the very first photos I ever shot!
I have grown since this photo, but this one will always be my favorite!

Had brunch this morning after church, and on the table was this beautiful full rose.  I of course got my camera out - I could not resist.
Rose Beauty 1A
Rose Beauty 1
Lip of a Rose 2A Candice, did I do it right?

Being a poor photographer I tend to search for subjects close to home.  Tonight however I found out just how rich I can be.  I hope that these images convey just how amazing this night started out.

I was doubly lucky, not only was the night amazing, it was incredibly curvaceous too!

Curves 1 Curves 2 Curves 3 Curves 4

The lighting in these images changes color some, I was using my simple point and shoot and was altering the white balance to change the look of the scenes.  

The moon was full and the inlet was awash with gentle waves.  The boats rocked gently in the light as the clouds sailed over them.  The moon was a beacon to weary sailors and romantics, warning of rocky shoals and treacherous passages.  The moon sailed through the night, oblivious to us all.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Go soft into that gentle night, dreamers and lovers, sail into the misty clouds of imagination.

Well, I was trying to do a little expirementing with light and roses. Only thing was, that it was about midnight and I just couldn't go to bed without taking some pictures even though I was sleepy. This is what I got:
Sonia Rose Antique Look Try it in PINK Red on Black Glow

It might have been better if I just went to bed!!! (But I had fun...)
Thanks for looking.

 

Pink Lady Three Sisters Impressionist Sunset Sky Riding the Wave Valley of Dreams Sandy Romance Rock Formations
A trip to Portugal proved to be more romantic than spiritual.  We only covered the south part of Portugal and although, the beaches don't beat the Caribbean's, cathedrals don't outshine the ones in London, but the preservation of the raw, simple life of the past has its very own character.

The camera used was in fact a mini-DV camcorder, so the images have very low resolution (~ 2 MP).  These were what I could do best at the time given with the equipments and no knowledge of photography.  I just wish to share some of these with you just to inspire your next trip idea.