Yes, the brown looked better behind them for the photo than the flowers that were still on the tree did with the sky behind them. The thing is, they had been pruned quite a few days earlier and the flowers were still okay. As you can see, everything below them had already died.

I like the contrast you have in this photo. I also like the ragged look of the flower, and the petals that are partially folded over to reveal the more rich pink on the underside.