The rose is a classic subject of beauty, love and happiness.
I used a withered miniature rose to express the idea of hopelessness and despair. I focussed on the thorns on the blackened dead branches, rather than the rose.
To reinforce the idea of despair, I tried to create a contrast between the thorns and the shadowy background.
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COMPOSITION
I think you have a good idea, and I like that it gives the feeling of lost love, or love gone by. I think the overall picture strength could have been increased by having the stems going diagonally, from lower left to upper right, instead of horizontally. Horizontal, though it gives a stable feeling, also makes pictures feel static and almost stagnant. Also, though cropping part of the subject out of a picture can be effective at times, here it feels almost accidental. Maybe if the rose was placed within the frame a little differently, and not so close to the upper left edge.
TECHNIQUE
I think the limited depth of field hurt you on this one. If you wanted a soft focus, you may have been better having the whole thing with a soft focus. As it is, the eyes want ot rest on the rose, but the thorns are what is in focus, and it is conflicting to look at. The lighting is awesome. Very dreamy and emotional.
OVERALL EFFECT
I think you have an awesome idea here, there were just a couple of things in the execution that kept people from getting the full effect of you shot.
I do like this - I'm giving it an 8 - but I'm not sure about the depth of field: I don't think I like the half-dead petals being out of focus. Love the light though, and the texture of the background.
I like the use of DOF in this shot and the title is used effectively to describe the challenge. The grainy background is also interesting. That said, I think the shot might have worked better with a stronger light source.
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