Gold Rose with Textures

I photographed this dead rose on February 13th and it still looks good now.  Usually roses just wilt and fall over.  I liked the textures in this rose, after most people would have tossed it out. The photograph is made of  26 photos using a technique called photo stacking.  I combined those photos with various focus points to create sharpness throughout the photo. 

If you see my "Friendship Roses" blog post from February 17th, you will see what the live rose looked like.