Faffing about with overblown roses...

This has been ETSOOI'd almost to death but I rather like it...

...especially on black!

[Helene]

Magnifiqu, superbes contrastes fav

[Ko*]

Looks so good Richard... and ETSOOI is a thing of this time :) every picture you see on tv and magazines is "worked"... and when it makes an image better, why not change it the way you like... i love what you did with this one, instant fav.. (and yes, i somethimes think back of the time with my Pentax ME Super.. still have it somewhere with some other older cameras)

[Dianne]

Very nice.

[Joan Robillard]

Interesting

[Maggiemae]

They probably are a pretty pale pink but certainly come into their own in monochrome!

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor ROFL!

[Kathy]

Interesting effect especially on the black background.

[gloria jones]

Lovely image and edits :)

[Jean]

Huge fav. Love how this turned out esp the stark contrast.

[Marnie]

Very elegant.

[Graeme Stevens]

Great processing as always, very moody as well

[KoalaGardens🐨]

perfection on black!

[Margo Sayer]

Stunning, splendid and very satisfying.

[Clare Gadsby]

mmmm - etsooi away if it turns out this good!

[Richard Sayer]

@maggiemae Thanks Maggiemae - the real colour of the petals is cream with pink edges... and this is in fact a colour image!

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, it really works on black!

[carol white]

Lovely lighting, composition and processing. Fav!! 😀

[Angelika van Rooyen]

Great processing of a beautiful capture! Can you pleas explain me, what ETSOOI stands for.

[Jacqueline]

Beautiful on black!

[David]

A 'before and after' diptych would be interesting. Meanwhile Angelika (and me) need help! @angelikavr

[Richard Sayer]

@angelikavr @lostphojo ETSOOI is a term used on 365 to denote rather extreme processing - it stands for Edit The Sh** Out Of It! There's an ETSOOI challenge that runs on here from time to time.

David, did you notice that this and the previous 4 images were all taken using the manual focus 7 artisans 35mm F/1.2?

[David]

@vignouse Well done Richard... and thanks for reminding me that I wasn't paying sufficient attention!

[Walks @ 7]

Your edits brought out many interesting qualities, older and more texture can be a real bonus.