It seems ages since I’ve played around with some still life images… So for today’s image, I used a wooden box with artificial peonies in it as well as red pine-cones and a candle.
The above image was photographed within a large wooden crate.
Using a black background and just my oak tabletop, I then photographed just the peonies in the box.
And below is a monochrome version of the above image.
BRASHLEY PHOTOGRAPHY 
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