Be Still #32 -- Change the Background

For Week 32 of Be Still_52, we were to set up a still life and play with different backgrounds.  Although I used a tripod, I rearranged the scene before switching the background.  That affected my focal length, but it was too late when I discovered it. Achieving a moody look seemed natural.  (I prefer the dark background with these items...and I LOVE my new hydrangea plant.)  

Hydrangea #2

I'll continue to work with the one hydrangea flower head to see what I can do with it.

Edited with RadLab and pdpa Notes de Provence

Hydrangea #1

I read that cutting hydrangeas might negatively affect their blooming the next season; I've had this hydrangea bush for several years and it's finally looking great!  However, I cut one blossom today so I can do a series of photos with it as the subject.

Edited with Kim Klassen's kkflow and PicMonkey, with a drop shadow frame in Picasa