Desert Dry and Gold

I like the perspective and the wonderfully vivid setting for these flowers, though I find them slightly absorbed into the light mud ( maybe a touch more contrast ? ). A nice find and an eye catching image.

I see what you're saying so I messed around with it a bit Ian. Not sure it solves the problem or just makes the mud look muddier.

The flower-mud colours do seem to me to set each other off much better in the repost, Dave.

Sweet capture Da. I would prefer to see entire flower in bottom.

Dave: I like the original and repost. However with this comp I don't know if the subject is the flowers or the mud. If the flowers are to be emphasized I would crop this from the top to eliminate at least 50% of the mud above the flowers. Still uses the mud as a complementary element and gives the flowers more prominence. >=))>

I am trying to remember my thought process on this from a few years ago. I do know that the plant was growing from a bank just below the section of dried mud, which ends right at the bottom edge. My plan was for flowers in front of dried mud as a comp and the bank just was not that attractive. I can see where that may not be working. Perhaps the tighter crop here might be the way to go.

Also I remember that I took a series of shots handheld here with a 35 pound backpack on as my spouse was "urging" me to get along on the way back to our truck. All the shots but this one therefore had too much camera shake. Even this one isn't terribly sharp.

This is one of those "damned if you do and damned if you don't" shots. For what it's worth, I like all three, not because of the composition but what the story tells about struggle and adversity.

My preference is for the first repost, Dave. Yes, the flowers feel a little cut off at the bottom, but I think this may largely be because the one flower blossom is cut off. I think the dried mud looks better in the repost. Overall, I think this is a fine image.

A floral image original and interesting for me. Thanks Dave.
Take care.

Interesting image with the contrast of dry mud and blossoms. Only nit is perhaps a little overly busy. Maybe a tighter crop might enhance focus more.