Cropping+VD

=Before=

=After=

The original photo included more black and green leaves and it drew my attention more to the leaves than the flowers. After I cropped the photo, I focused more on the flowers than the leaves and made the picture smaller than it already is. I also took out a majority of the black background and put less of it. Because the flowers are orange it gave the picture more contrast since the background is black and with dark, green leaves. Before I cropped it, it was dull picture because there was more dark colors then bright colors and felt sad when I saw. After I cropped it, there's more attention to the colors of the flowers than the black background. The picture felt bright to me like the sun was only focusing on that part of the plant.