A rose by any other name ...

Juanita let me borrow one of her Valentine's roses, as long as I would send her a copy of the photo for her memories file. :w3

Sorry I am late for the celebration, but I was down with the flu this past week and not really into going outside to catch the light on the roses. This one was a simple enhancement of the colors using Photoshop Selective Color, Accented Edges and Curves, as well as removing the backyear BG and substituting the Blk BG.

I have another image of the full bouquet on my FB site, for those desiring to see the rest of the story! :w3

Enjoy!

Beautiful color, great texture, just stunning!

Stunning is right! Nice job Mark. A hint of stem would help anchor it but I know it probably was not your vision for this one.

Nice image Mark, like the framing...well done

Very dramatic colors, Mark. I like it a lot. The framing is perfect for the image. Hope you're better now:S3:

Mark, this is stunning! Wonderful light and color. Dark bg makes it stand out well. TFS.

Thanks all for viewing and comments. Appreciate it.

Sorry Denise, the stem is behind it. I had to remove the vase that was holding it. Don't feel comfortable drawing a stem, so I left it. But appreciate your comment. Just another vision! :w3