Everything's Coming Up Roses

My daughter sent me some roses yesterday to celebrate my acceptance into law school.

I've been playing around photographing them in a darkened room, lit only by flashlight. (yes, we photographers can't merely enjoy flowers: we must also ***document*** them.)

Here's my favorite shot, cropped two different ways:





My favorite part of both photos is the membrane-like top petal right at the "center of the center" of the bloom.