
Originally Posted by
Norm Dulak
Hi Don!
I understand your concern for the black background, but I've used it here for a couple of reasons. First, Longwood Gardens is a rich place for photographing beautiful flowers. But because there are so many of them, it is sometimes very difficult to photograph one flower, without having many others in the close background that create a busy image and cannot be easily blurred to produce a pleasing, colored background. The black background takes care of that problem nicely, prominently positioning the desired flower as the center of attraction without distractions. Secondly, I agree with you that black contrasts well with the colors of this lilly.
As for the crop suggests that you and Ken have made, I think they are good ones and I appreciate them.
Thanks for your comments.
Norm