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The fundamental principle behind photography is capturing light on a recording device.  The quality of that light determines the viewers perception of the subject recorded.  The same model will be perceived differently depending on how the light strikes it on how that light is reflected and recorded.

This photographer allowed a single point source light to pass over, around and through the subject to give this plant a strong crisp feel.  Against the solid black background the subject has a three dimensional look with strong textures and subtle shifts in hues of green and gold.  The viewer will note the rim light on the edges of the leaves and the top of the flower.  If the position and intensity of the light were to change the character of this image would not be the same.

The composition is based on a diagonal line graphic which gives an uplifting feeling to the scene.  The horizontal leaf across the top acts as a stop to this upward travel like a lid, preventing our eye from wondering off the page.  This would be an entirely different composition without that leaf.

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