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Grandmothers and roses are much the same
Posted by MARIANA (Waterloo, Canada) on 18 June 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Grandmothers and roses are much the same. Each are God’s masterpieces with different names.
~ Author Unknown
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Good metaphor and beautiful picture. I agree-
18 Jun 2009 5:17am
Lylou & Roland from BESANCON, France
Hummm - she could be my Grand Mother... Really good !
18 Jun 2009 5:45am
Nina from Haute Loire, France
I love the text, the attitude of the old lady and the colors it makes a wonderful composition!
18 Jun 2009 8:35am
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
An image of the past! I love the curve! beautiful composition!
18 Jun 2009 11:14am
Lynn from United States
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!! Lovely photo and wonderful words...the colors are fantastic and I really love the building the way the pealing paint looks. GREAT WORK :))
18 Jun 2009 11:49am
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
A great atmosphere in this photo and beautiful colors !
18 Jun 2009 1:04pm
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
The quote is so touching! I love the grandma's hat and garden!
18 Jun 2009 1:34pm
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,
But beautiful old people are works of art.
Well seen and captured Mariana! ;-)
18 Jun 2009 1:42pm
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Oh I love this!! The words are perfect and the image is one in a million!! Fantastic!
18 Jun 2009 2:02pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Tai yuan, China
I like the atmosphere: red, green, blue... Especially the color of blue on this granny!
18 Jun 2009 2:22pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Awesome! So colorful, and so full of nostalgic emotion.
18 Jun 2009 2:31pm
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
No one can manage flowers better than grandma. A very sweet image.
18 Jun 2009 2:35pm
Terry H. from Azle Texas, United States
Fantastic color photograph. The color is really awesome!
18 Jun 2009 2:50pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Beautiful touching scene and fantastic title! The colours and treatment are wondrous!
18 Jun 2009 3:33pm
Bertrand from Paris, France
Such great model. You find a real good pool of typical model. Great composition.
18 Jun 2009 3:53pm
peter from new york, United States
such a lovely scene you've captured here and the colors are spectacular! really great environmental portrait of this grandma : )
18 Jun 2009 4:21pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Fabulous capture. Wonderful composition.
18 Jun 2009 4:29pm
Ajay from Pune, India
Grandmothers have such affection for flowers and anything beautiful of mother nature. They care take of flowers like their own children.
18 Jun 2009 4:46pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
A superb image. The colors and composition are wow.
18 Jun 2009 4:46pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Love your composition here. The flaking paint wall adds a lot of visual interest; as do the flowers as well.
18 Jun 2009 8:04pm
Andy from United States
Wow what a beautiful photo. Love the peeling paint and the old fashioned outfit this woman is wearing! Great colors too!
18 Jun 2009 8:09pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
Beautiful colors on display here. Nature bonds well!
18 Jun 2009 8:56pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Very beautiful capture - as if the picture was taken to match the quote or vice versa.
18 Jun 2009 10:48pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
The plastic bucket provides an irony. best...jerry
19 Jun 2009 1:55am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Oh, is this for real?! I love her old fashioned cloth and the composition is really great!
19 Jun 2009 3:39am
mike from United States
It always amazes me when you come up with these types of shots. Like a step back in time. Very nice. She didn't mind?
19 Jun 2009 3:50am
@mike: Thanks Mike . She did not see me , although I was very close to her .
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
this is so darling!! beautiful subject matter - stunning color and eye catching textures!! bravo-bravo!!!
19 Jun 2009 3:51am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
I so agree with you on this Marianna! Also love the 'old' wall and the 'new' flowers:)
19 Jun 2009 5:38pm
Marie-Jezaria from Paris, France
Gorgeous framing !
Very touching...
Cheers
Marie
20 Jun 2009 1:08pm
rian from mobile, United States
now that's nice.. i like how colorful her dress is.. nice capture! :)
21 Jun 2009 10:52pm
Quark from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Great !
Details, textures, scene, good shot !
( Hi my friend, found you here:-))
31 Jul 2009 1:23pm
