Pink Rose Aqua

This is a detail from a magnificent bouquet of 3 pink roses, 3 protea and South African foliages. Take a deep breath from the centre and you can imagine you're in cool pine forest - glorious! Many of the stems are quite woody which makes me think the protea and greenery will be in good shape long after the roses are past their best.  I have added a touch of an accentuated edges filter to suggest a certain painterly quality and bring out the beautiful detail. I received this in the middle of last week and thought I'd capture the perfection of the rose before it was too late.