Speaking of the long
view. this is of the Denver botanical gardens Their perennial garden border.
I know what you mean by so many ''just flower photos'' I find most of my photos are that way here at home but when I visit somewhere they are long shots.
My conclusion to why, is the weeds, I don't see others weeds but at my house the weeds bother me so I can pretend they don't exist if I photograph just the flower.