I keep this dried rose (of 13 years now), in a vase, on the window sill in my kitchen where it greets the morning sun each day.  I received it the day of my Mother's funeral and forgot it was in the back floor of my car for a month.  That's how it dried. 

Recently, I was in the kitchen and happened to notice how the sunlight was striking it through the window.  I had a piece of cardboard that I had already painted white on one side.  I placed the cardboard behind the dried rose but far enough behind it to still catch the light through the window.  I took a series of cha cha shots with my Pentax K10 DSLR.  Here is one pair combination aligned with SPM and a little cloning because of a mis-match in size.  There is some slight bokeh in the composition.  I decided to bring it TTW for your enjoyment.

Cheers,

Brian

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