Photo: Rose of Purity
By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-04-20T02:54:34Z in Photography. 132 words.
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A white rose, floating on a background of white. I was going to have the backdrop as a bunch of other flowers, but decided to do something different. This is from my induction into Phi Theta Kappa [2]; white represents purity (and black impurity?).
Canon Rebel XTi [3], EF 50mm 1:1.4 [4], 1/80, F2, 50mm, ISO1600, 2008-04-19T20:06:38-04, 20080420-000638rxt
Source image [5]. I was working in poor light for this, so I pumped up my camera’s sensor to ISO1600. The rose is very grainy, which serves as a conceptual counterpoint to the ideal of the title. You can see my idea (of the rose being the odd one out among the other flowers), but I abandoned that and instead made it the only item on a white canvas, in an almost creepy way (does the lack of boundaries scare you?).
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[1] Image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/files/photos/rose-of-purity.jpg
[2] Phi Theta Kappa: http://www.ptk.org/directories/chapters/FL/396-1.htm
[3] Canon Rebel XTi: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000I3ZCWU/brilliaphotog-20
[4] EF 50mm 1:1.4: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009XVCZ/brilliaphotog-20
[5] Source image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/source-rose-of-purity-268
[6] Free high-res stock image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/stock-rose-of-purity-441