Copyright © Mike Valentine – Lovely Dead Flower Edit This shot of a dried up cut flower was a favorite and I kept returning to view it. I wanted to work with TangledFX to add a layer of complexity to the shot with the “Small Details” filter and love this resulting version against the black background. I’m not sure what the attraction is to decay and dried up flowers, but they are somehow fascinating given the dramatic change from richly colored and delicate petals to that wrinkled and droopy demeanor. This one seemed especially lyrical and still pretty even though dried up.