Friday, November 4, 2011

Am I addicted to photographing roses?

Tequila Sunrise Hybrid Tea RoseAbout Face Grandiflora RoseAbout Face Grandiflora RosebudAlexander Hybrid Tea RoseAlexander Hybrid Tea Rose
Alexander Hybrid Tea RoseAnthony Meilland RoseAnthony Meilland RosebudBallerina Hybrid Musk RosesBrothers Grimm Fairy Tale Floribunda RosesBrothers Grimm Fairy Tale Rose
Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale RoseBrothers Grimm Fairy Tale Roses & BudsBuck's FizzChicago Peace Hybrid Tea RoseChicago Peace RoseCrocus English Rose
Crocus English RoseCrocus English RosesDortmund Climbing RoseDortmund Climbing RoseDouble Delight Hybrid Tea Rose
Roses, a set on Flickr.
Roses, a set on Flickr.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet... Shakespeare

But most of them don't actually have much scent any more. The hybrid tea roses in particular are less than forward in the scent arena these days.

So why do I have 81 photos of them on my Flickr site? Why do I have at least 2 more batches of them to process and add to my Flickr site (probably 4 or 5 new photos to add from that)?

I'm not actually that attracted to roses... but I feel a compulsion to take photos of them!

When I'm in Stanley Park's Rose Garden the flowers just sit there looking picture perfect and daring me to go by without taking a shot. I can't resist.

The only way I can resist taking photos of more roses is when they don't have name posts letting me know who they are. "Lovely flower, but I don't know the name, so I won't bother taking a shot." is the only thing that saves me!

Sounds like an addiction to me.

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