This is absolutely beautiful. I love the dew on the rose. I would love to stick my nose in the middle and smell that wonderful aroma- it makes me close my eyes everytime just to enjoy a smell only a rose can give us.
The rose is perfect. Lighting too. I've seen this background technique used where it works pretty well, but I think for this one I would have preferred the greenery for contrast. Perhaps the leaves were not saveable in which case a full silhouette may have highlighted the rose even more.
Hi Paul, this is truly inconprehensibly beautiful and as for "The artist of the week", he too, is not unlike his rose, a very nice person who contributes to our Caedes all the attributes of his lovely rose! (nice to have around)! Quite an analogy, uh? Congratultions Paul! Sincerely, Marilyn