Monochrome Decay...

Flowers are always great subjects for good photography, specially if you're like me, always looking for tiny details.
As weird as it might sound, my favorite stage on a flower is when it starts to dry out and to naturally decay. The textures change and that obvious and expected beauty is not there anymore...

This is my first entry for the #bwphotocontest organized by @daveks and kindly sponsored by @papa-pepper

I shot this one with a Nikon 5500d and a Sigma 105mm.
ISO-320
f/9
1/125 sec