beautiful work here.. I love the non literal view you chose for this composition. being able to 'see' the rest of this monument is not nearly as important to 'me' as what you chose to show here... excellent work..
Difficult to make out what we're seeing here. I presume there must be a rose involved, judging by your title. Highlights are burnt out. Picture seems very noisy. Why are there toes on the left? Very baffling shot... 3
I can almost feel the roughness of the surface with my fingers. I like your idea here, especially using a shallow DOF to bring out the foreground more.
I like the close-up on the decay of the stone ... brings to mind the passage of time even for things we think of as having permanence and lasting memory.