Behold beauty in the darkness

Please critique. Thanks, HJD

a tint too dark for my taste - it's hard for me to connect the elements

Yes, I agree. It's a little to dark. I like the idea a lot. However, perhaps some soft under lighting or some additional lighting of some sort. There's just not enough detail in the shot and I can't study the image as I would like too.

 

I really like the idea though. I think I might try something like it.

Howard, I like the reworked version better. The darkness doesn't bother me, but the lack of detail does. This nevertheless has potential to go further with PS due to it's graphic quality. Perhaps tilting the camera during capture would have improve composition. Would be really curious to see the original slide on the light table as I sure it would reveal a lot more detail.

I agree with Joe. Original and creative lighting idea, but there was either not enough or too much light on the flowers to provide any detail. In such a case, PS won't be of much help. Regards.

a lot of black which make me curious and wondering, very original in composition

I would either like to see more details and more light or I would crop it tighter to leave the flower and get rid of the black on the top... but it's only an idea

 

Cheers