February is the month when the camellias are at their peak around here. The varieties that people plant in their yards must be bred to produce a ton of blooms, because the bushes are heavy with them. And when it rains, as if often does in February, the flowers tend soak up a lot of water and fall to the ground, leaving a ring of intense color around the base of the plant. The image of a ring of colored flowers surrounding a dense green mass of leaves was in the back of my mind on a recent walk around the neighborhood. I suppose that was my pre-visualized concept of the photograph I wanted to make. But, in practice, I fell a bit short of executing this concept due to problems with the background. If I could just make the damn house disappear... Then I noticed how a closer view of the fallen blooms contrasted nicely with some bright green moss on the ground. That was my Plan B. I like the result well enough, but I wonder if I should just create something in software that would line up better with what I was imagining that day before the walk.
