Leslie Nicole

A Dahlia from my garden called Edge of Gold, which is one of the giant Dahlias. I chose to zoom in pretty closely to eliminate any background distractions. I love coming in so close on a flower that you experience it. When we see a flower, our experience of it is heightened. We may smell the fragrance, feel the sunshine, hear the birds singing. Even our very appreciation of it enlarges our experience of seeing the flower. I believe this is why so often when we take a snapshot of a flower, the image’s impact is a disappointment in relation to the impact that flower had on us. To make up for the loss in the other senses involved at the time, we need to amplify the visual aspect.

To further concentrate our experience, I’ve also applied a custom, slightly grunge, frame effect around to anchor the view towards the center.