As you can see, the

original was faint,

with poor colour definition.

This was sad, as this rose is

planted above our much

loved dog, Lucy.

So, I scanned the picture

and adjusted the contrast in

MGI photosuite. We were

both pleased with the

result, and I then decided

to put some effects on

the picture...

  It will come as no

surprise that this effect

is called swirl. I most liked

the way in which the rose

blends into the brickwork

behind it, but I wanted

to explore more...

  So, finally I added a ripple

to the swirled image,

resulting in this: