After looking at other photos with textured backgrounds, I realized that if the background was mostly transparent, it would work with a foreground with a lot of detail. So I worked on the Scarlet Leather flower again, this time with rain drops as the background.
My first effort working with the flower photo wasn’t successful, that’s for sure.
A favorite flower growing in McKinney Falls State Park.
Clematis texensis
I’m pretty sure this is a Red Admiral butterfly.
At McKinney Falls State Park
Now this is a cedar tree!
At McKinney Falls State Park
And for once, the sky was a beautiful blue. Usually when I want to photograph something outside, it’s really windy and overcast.
This winter was quite short, as our central Texas February temperatures are in the 70s and 80s. I even saw some Mountain Laurel trees starting to bloom. I look forward to hiking at McKinney Falls State Park soon.
It's a long story ... 