My St. Valentine's Day rose

Last Thursday, the fourteenth of February, I was surprised by some students belonging to a student organization when they presented me with a single white rose.

I quickly put it in an empty tumbler that I had filled with just enough water. I brought it home that same evening and where I finally found it a proper home in one of our glass vases. Since I am going through my shutter-happy phase, I also took a couple of photos under florescent lights.

I wasn't satisfied with these first few photos since the artificial lighting coming from overhead combined with a plain white background (actually the side of our fridge) made for a rather flat image. So I decided to take more photos yesterday morning downstairs in the basement bedroom where sunlight filters in beautifully through the south-facing windows "a la Vermeer".

It took several trials with different angles and lighting to come up with a shot that I at least thought looked good enough to post on my Flickr account. I must say, that even if the flower was already slightly wilted I'm delighted with the way its white/cream color stood out nicely against the blue bedspread. He-he.