Golden Lotus Banana

This is from a Golden Lotus banana plant in my backyard. It is also called the Chinese dwarf banana. The flowers bloom and stay for about 2 months in good condition and then gradually lose a few of the outer leaves till they are all gone in another 2-3 months. The plants haven't produced any fruit in the few years we have had them.

There were other plants crowding the comp so I used a drop cloth to isolate this bloom. I also included the top two leaves in the composition so the viewer could connect the flower to the leaves and it added a bit of green to the image.

I have other versions I shot with a tighter crop and without the clean background, but I liked this vertical comp the best.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this comp and the image overall.

Thanks for looking. Your comments are appreciated.

Sanjay

Nikon D800 1/80s @ f/8 Tripod.