Yucca NTNP

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

As a side confession, I'm using more and more the auto on Lightroom as a starting point 

(Blush!) Me too. But I always diddle with various settings thereafter.

[BAB]

too bad you don't have room for a square format with the image of the fern having more room or somewhat smaller inside the frame, but anyway changing the background of the color image to a complementary color might look the best.
Like a Purple-RED

Yellow-green's complement is Red-purple, the two colors on either side of Red-purple are Purple and Red.