In one of my art quilt classes, a fellow student put a rose in a water bottle and set it on the window sill. I loved seeing it there every day.

This is my first attempt to photograph a flower indoors, against a black backdrop. I bought the rose at my grocery store along with the black construction (or poster) paper.

I only had one floor lamp (usually used for sewing) shining its light onto the rose and now that I post the photo, I can see the flower’s shadow. Funny how there are so many things I don’t see until I post a photo online. It goes along with not seeing any errors in an email until after you have sent it.

Here is the rose two days later, using a white background.