it's the nature of things

ashes to ashes, dust to dust, isn't it?

i really don't know what i'm doing or what i mean by this. all i know is i'm running out of things to shoot or ideas to execute. this one is by no means an original, i just saw something similar in the internet, and since the dried up roses from last spring were just gathering dust, why not put one to good use.

i suppose nothing can be done to this rose, it's dried and decrepit and well past its prime

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"make up" is the theme this week over at five plus two. https://365project.org/fiveplustwo/365/2023-01-11

[Ellen Bogenschutz]

You photographed this wonderfully, I love the background! Very wabi sabi.

[Maggiemae]

I had one like this today - they are a bit like a dried flower and so quite beautiful!

[Delwyn Barnett]

Spent flowers can be great in a photo. This is lovely. Nice background.

[JackieR]

It's wabi-sabi Vikki!!

[Susan Wakely]

Beauty remains.

[Kathy A]

Beautiful!

[katy]

I have several roses like this that I have kept for years, literally. Maybe I’ll get one out and shoot it. I love the way you compose this though with fabulous light and background

[Casablanca]

I still have the rose hubby gave me when he proposed marriage back in 1992. Dried it and kept it in a tub..... I like this show. Roses suit drying out.

[Liz Milne]

Lovely

[KWind]

Lovely low key. I like the textures and clarity.

[gloria jones]

Nice low-key image

[Kathy]

Lots of textures in the subject and the background.

[Dawn]

A nice shot

[Helen Jane]

I have used the petals as pot pourri in the past. there is something rather appealing about a dead rose somehow. you chose well for your shoot.

[Francoise]

I am extremely fond of all dead flowers (my aunt's comments on my housekeeping notwithstanding). This is beautifully melancholic.

[Shutterbug]

I think it’s called wabi sabi. Nice capture of the last of the rose.

[☠northy]

I think this is remarkably effective

[Sally Ings]

Fabulous simple composition, very elegant