Maybe not as subtle as it could be but pretty

[JBW]

[Downrigger]

Pretty, it is indeed, Brian. I might have it less dead center - and in this pose a little towards the bottom left of the frame from where it is, but that wouldn't make it prettier.

[JBW]

Pretty, it is indeed, Brian. I might have it less dead center - and in this pose a little towards the bottom left of the frame from where it is, but that wouldn't make it prettier.

something like this?

[Whistletown Wilds]

Nice color, would look good framed!

[JBW]

Nice color, would look good framed!

I tried a painters technique and applied a sepia layer. I think it made a difference.

[Shadowman]

Nice, a more roughened/velvety texture on the petals.

[Geoff F]

For me, Brian, your crop has reduced the stem length a little too much.

I didn't have any real problems with the central placement because the stem is diagonal which tends to overcome any possible central problems. But if cropped, I would leave the stem longer and remove the balancing amount from the top instead. Or alternatively, a bit from both.

[JBW]

For me, Brian, your crop has reduced the stem length a little too much.

I didn't have any real problems with the central placement because the stem is diagonal which tends to overcome any possible central problems. But if cropped, I would leave the stem longer and remove the balancing amount from the top instead. Or alternatively, a bit from both.

I agree that more stem would have been nice... but there wasn't a lot in the original shot.

[JBW]

Nice, a more roughened/velvety texture on the petals.

I have been exploring the loftier regions of the Gimp.

[JBW]

For me, Brian, your crop has reduced the stem length a little too much.

I didn't have any real problems with the central placement because the stem is diagonal which tends to overcome any possible central problems. But if cropped, I would leave the stem longer and remove the balancing amount from the top instead. Or alternatively, a bit from both.

The more I look at the shot the more i begin to think that as pretty as the rose is it is the stem that makes or breaks this shot. Something to remember in the future.