The Valentine’s Day roses are fading

They’ve grown old very gracefully, they are still pretty even as the petals start to turn and they lay their heads down.

[KWind]

They are still beautiful though. I like their texture and colour.

[Taffy]

I love how you've captured this later stage of beauty.

[Clare Gadsby]

ah i like them at most stages. love your composition here, with that beautiful bokeh in the background

[Joan Robillard]

Oh sad

[Henri Russell]

They still look pretty good. If you took one out and took off a couple of petals and laid it down, for a black and white, you couldn't tell they were old.

[Bep]

I still like them.

[Nicole Campbell]

There is something about flowers when they are past their best that makes them so interesting to photograph

[Pat Knowles]

Love the term 'lay their heads downs'! Growing old gracefully!

[Catherine Otley]

Beautiful image and is that the famous rose bowl from the Macro-Glass challenge??

[Call me Joe]

How lovely 💕

[Islandgirl]

Pretty pop of colour!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful eve in this late stage - Lovely composition !

[Lou Ann]

@redandwhite This is a different rose bowl, aren’t you sweet to remember that though!

[Lou Ann]

@kwind @taffy @pistache @joansmor @henrir @gijsje @nicolecampbell @happypat @joemuli @radiogirl @beryl

Thank you all so much. I have noticed photos of fading roses and tulips on 365 so I just decided to put my roses on. Thank you for your kind, great comments!

[Gayle]

Definitely still beautiful as they fade away! Fantastic composition, Lou Ann! :-)

[Milanie]

You've made a very nice composition of these - the lighting is great.

[Karly]

I agree that they are still beautiful. Nothing beats red roses!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

It looks like they held up really well, though. Beautiful shot.

[Lou Ann]

@gaylewood @milaniet @365karly1 @mittens Thank you so much for commenting! I appreciate every comment!

[Danette Thompson]

Lovely

[summerfield]

they did have a good run, for sure.

[Diana]

A beautiful shot Lou Ann, love the shiny background. Thanks for being such a faithful follower, I am now following you too :)

[Babs]

They have lasted so well.

[M. Brutus]

NIce shot. We have similar flowers around here. That is, if Mrs. Brutus didn't throw them away while I was out today. Haven't gotten around to photographing them yet.

[Valerie Chesney]

Gorgeous, they would " press & keep" very well....

[Peter]

Maybe fading but still very pretty and full of colour, lovely composition and capture Lou Ann:)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely detail in the glass vase and the drooping roses

[Lou Ann]

@danette @summerfield @ludwigsdiana @onewing @mbrutus @happysnaps @pcoulson @ziggy77 Thank you all for your wonderful comments, the roses are now more black than red and dropping their petals, they’ve been fun to photograph through all their life stages!