I have asked a lot of people how they would have oriented this picture (vertically or horizontally). Most come back saying vertically, even though that is not how the plant grew. Horizontally is actually the right orientation for the plant if you were to see the entire plant. This picture makes me feel like the plant is going or reaching somewhere. The flowers are all reaching towards the left of the frame, seeming to pull the leaves and the rest of the plant along with them. The one unopened bud facing the camera looks alien to me. Like it is about to open up to peer at what I am doing.
Using the 100mm macro lens, I was fairly close to the plant. I knew I wanted some of the flowers in focus and the rest out of focus to give more depth to the picture. Almost like the ones on the left side of the frame have moved further than the others. At such close distances, every stop on the aperture counts for a lot. I used f/6.3 for this photo. I love my macro lens. The bokeh on the background is fantastic.
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