My poor roses

from Valentine's Day are about to expire. This shot was inspired by Glenda @glenda_b as she had posted a shot of one of her dying roses. There is still some beauty in them.

This is sooc except for a little crop.

[Huda Morcos]

Wonderful composition and colors. You Beautifully captured the essence of expiration, with their heads falling down and their petals wrinkled.

[Sarah Bremner]

there is lots of beauty still there .........and the memories bring smiles

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Gerry]

they still have a beautiful colour to them Marilyn

[Glenda B]

Yay! Long live the roses! That is the beauty of photography. I like the dark edges and the tones; it gives a drama to them. Lovely colours and DoF too :)

[Sue Rose]

Ahh, lovely but sad shot, but they lasted well for roses. Still a beautiful colour and I like the background greens

[Beth]

They are still a beautiful color. They've lasted well.

[Pyrrhula]

There is beauty in everything to found even in dying roses. A wonderful capture of it

[Yvonne]

They are beautiful even when they are dying. Great capture, Marilyn.

[Steve Zyduck]

Love the different shades of red and nice composition.

[Shirley]

Roses are pretty at every stage.....nice capture

[Carren]

I agree! Another example of seeing beauty everywhere - much easier in the hands of an artist such as yourself!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

@nana2r Thank you so much Carren. I am very flattered by your comment. I never really think of myself as an artist.

[Rashella]

Beautiful and dramatic

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Richard]

gorgeous roses

[Hazel A]

Love the deep red against the green. Great focus

[alia_801]

Gorgeous colour that you've captured - I can never seem to get that one to work but these are beautiful!

[David Price]

Beautiful capture for those flowers. Just perfectly captures the mood for those tired flowers. Fav'ed

[Justine Wood]

I agree with everything that's been said! Lovely lovely photo.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Well, at least you had flowers on Valentines Day. My husband gave me some yellow gerbers yesterday to make up for Valentines Day. Not the same!!

[Carole Imes]

It's always so sad to see such beautiful flowers die. Like you I hang on to them until their very last breath :-) Great capture, Marilyn. Let's see, Easter is the next holiday.....you can start hinting :-)

[Henri Russell]

The color is wonderful, but they are definitely on the way out.

[Denise]

Awe....I just threw my roses away last night too. Nicely captured in their las stages.

[Dixie Goode]

Those are beautiful. Every now and then I spread out the petals and dry them and keep them in a bowl for awhile longer.

[Kate Goring]

Stunning colours! They look beautiful inspite being near the end. Great shot.

[Alison Tomlin]

They're still looking good though. The deep reds are stunning.

[Howard Steele]

poor roses indeed nice shot

[joey d.Muli]

nice shot and am sure they still smells good :)

[Claire]

Beautifully done

[Juliette Packham]

they still look beautiful - there was a lady when I first joined here who took fabulous photos of flowers right up to their last..I think they have their own unique beauty when they start to fade

[Cally]

They look beautiful despite coming to the end of their life. They are a lovely colour!

[Matt Clendon]

Some beautiful tones going on within this shot. Very nice indeed.

[Laura]

Absolutely beautiful! Love the focus on this shot!