You should forget about the vines, get a person or something for a subject and take this from a higher angle. and do in black and white.

Thanks, but how can I forget all about the vines, when they are the main subject? I do this, then they'll give me size eleven. OK, I'll give it another shot tomorrow, but then, if they red-flag me, I'll take you to court. How that grabs you, heh heh?

If they're still alive, the actual bloom must be beautiful.

I bet it would, I took the shot in February.

That's kind creepy Love the addition of the cat on the doorstep.

The image needs more contrast, I suspect that it isn't quite sharp, but can't tell for sure as there isn't a High Res.
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