I think you have a good composition here, with the textured wall behind, the vase, the drooping flower. I also like the lighting striking the flower and leaving a deep shadow on the vase.
I have a fascination for true deep black in images. I see your original has some deep black in the dark side of the vase in your original, but some detail has been drawn out of that shadow in the b/w. I favor the deep black of the original.   Posted: 07/02/2026 06:16:45

I'm not sure that you have the placement of the vase and flower correct. Would it be better to place the vase on the thirds -more aesthetically pleasing position? We also read from left to right so how about flipping the image horizontally?
I wondered whether there should be an infinity curve from table to wall.

The texture on the vase and the delicacy of the flower are a good contrast and they both stand out from the background.   Posted: 07/13/2026 09:52:31

You have an interesting image with the wilted flower against the textured wall. Monochrome is a good choice, and you did a great job of conversion to make the flower so light. I do agree with Stephen that the dark side of the vase should have been left black. To me making it lighter makes it look unnatural.

I think that Diana has the right idea in reversing the image, but that makes the lighting wrong. It would have looked better then if the light would would have gone from lighter on the right to darker on the left as in your image.   Posted: 07/14/2026 20:30:48