Sometimes all the work on a photo is to make it prettier in the traditional sense.  Sometimes I take a stab at this.

 

 

The original was plain enough to do quit a bit of messing around.  The rose was blended into a green background before being faded into the one you see.

a rose from my garden

 

 

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