this is really a challenge to my old and hungry eyes : but rich&abundantely rewarded by your black flower of wilting decay : nevermind, if there would be something like soft porn made of flowers your picture would rank very high : so, enjoy and love it! I do, at least! :)
I do not understand why this image is rated so low, Sorry folks, this may not be a run of the mill snapshot, but it is great art. Tess, keep it up. I think the darkness is in keeping with the fact that this iris is dying and the tonality of the image is first rate. Excellent!!!