Margot stood apart from these children who could never remember a time when there wasn't rain and rain and rain. They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall. Sometimes, at night, she heard them stir, in remembrance, and she knew they were dreaming and remembering and old or a yellow crayon or a coin large enough to buy the world with. She knew they thought they remembered a warmness, like a blushing in the face, in the body, in the arms and legs and trembling hands. But then they always awoke to the tatting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon the roof, the walk, the gardens, the forests, and their dreams were gone.
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Bradbury rocks and you picked a wonderful quote to emulate!
I like the minimal feel of this a lot, from the composition, to the hint of the table on the right side. As Bob said below, there are a few things that give it a slightly unfinished feel - from the water in the vase to the slightly blown out feel of the left side of the image.
It is a beautiful image, but on my screen the background appears to be really washed out, not quite enough contrast maybe? I am not sure, but I do like the concept and the colors...
I like the white backdrop here as it really isolates the vase/flowers. The right hand side where the table drops off is a bit distracting. As for the water, I might have used a empty vase or a full vase so that there would be no line. A solid colored vase may have worked out as well. Your aperature of 1.8 is an odd choice unless you were handholding. f8 would have keep the whole flower in focus, as it is I think it it is a little soft on the edges.
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