Many thanks, Dirt.
No, unfortunately SP Lily it doesn't hold the flowers that upright. I almost always use a flexible arm called The Plamp to hold flowers in the position that I want, and I think I must have done so here as well, but memory is a bit foggy as the image is a few years old.
I really enjoyed reading your comments, especially about the framing. As my first instinct is to go as close as possible, to have great depth of field on my subjects and still have a clean background, I often find myself framing unnecessarily tight and this is a habit that I want to change.
You are one of the most talented photographers we have here, so if you feel under qualified to comment, then we are all in real trouble.
Image critique does not need to be advanced or complicated. You simply write whatever thoughts or feelings you may have about the photo and you have done so beautifully here.
There are no right or wrong comments either, so I hope no one feels that they must have a degree in arts or something to comment. Looking at the bigger picture, we all will differ some in our opinions about a photograph and I think it is wonderful, because some will love vanilla and others will love chocolate.
