Wild Geranium

Thank you for the kind words, Jason. You challenge me to explain. Though this image is a vertical one, it is vertical in composition only. This image was shot above my subject, with the lens plane situated parallel to the ground. As to my rendition of the geranium-ness of my subject, I should point out that this image does depict the blooming structures of said plant in not one, but two angles. Since the blooming structures of this plant last for only a brief period my concentration is, of course, on them. Even this does not seem to satisfy your desire to see complete geraniumosity. But what IS the true nature of the wild geranium? WOULD a closer macro crop of a solitary geranium (flower) reveal more characteristics of said species? I don't know. Perhaps. Perhaps not. Would a close-up of one of it's leaves or roots better elucidate the truest qualities of this organism? Please visit the above attached photo. Its a frame of a single wild geranium flower submitted for your approval. Grant me some compositional latitude, as I generally dislike square images. The image shows a single wild geranium flower visited by a tiny fly. Perhaps this depicts, without distraction, the true nature of the wild geranium. You're OK. Peace.

I have this plant in my garden, and as yet have not shot a satisfactory photo (though many attempts). I usually use a shallow DOF and though I too prefer two specimens than one in the frame, cannot get both in the plane of focus whilst simultaneously throwing the bgrd out. Here you have succeeded in exactly that, and the light is beautifully subtle and effective to boot. Congrats. A very sensitively rendered photo, which does communicate your love of the flower.