This is another shot of the set up, with different lighting and zero post processing. The flowers are pure black, but a shiny silk. The stitching on the case and numbers on the old lens WERE white, but I carefully blackened them with a sharpie so that EVERYTHING in the picture would be black. The reflections off of differing textures which turn gray cannot be helped and shouldn't be considered to be breaking any rules... I'm re-posting the original with this explanation and additional shot. If it still gets disqualified, I'd like to know why please.. Thanks.