Plan C of this theme was this simple idea. Would have liked the Rose to be in better shape for this shot...
Canon EOS 10D
,Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 1/60s f/8.0 in manual exposure mode at 94.0mm iso100 with Flashes: Canon ST-E2 remote controller on the camera. Canon 420EX unmodified (hard light) from behind to get that backlit quality. Canon 550EX bounced off a white umbrella to the left to fill in the shadows. Used the ratio control on the ST-E2. Daylight white balance.
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