Well, I'm not exactly sure how it'll do. I'm a bit scared that it will be criticized for not being backlit, even though it was. I hope it does well, as it's my favorite photograph I've entered so far.
I used a rose I got from the dentist's office after getting my wisdom teeth pulled out. The background is just black fabric and for the lighting, I used this weird lamp I got for Christmas a few years ago.
To make the rose and background softer, I used gaussian blur, then sharpened.
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However, lighting this rose with a spot from above & behind doesn't appear to quite give the rose the same "punch" it would have if some of the petals were translucent. Try to set the spot just below the camera's line-of-sight shining directly at the bloom from behind.
This is a great photo for a couple's wedding album!
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