Guess I should have gone for the more fun shot (refer to the title). I've done that with my Clouds entry and it's not doing too well. Not that much of a sense of humour with votes :-)
Outtake:
Couldn't clone out the leaf in basic so I went with the white flower one instead even though the water had a funny reflection I also would have cloned out in advanced...
Third one might have broken the elusive 5.5 barrier, maybe?
Maybe, but I gave you a 7 and wouldn't have with the third one. The one you entered had some charm, class and creativity to it; the third one fits the bill perfectly but is a bit boring and too structured. In my opinion you certainly made the right choice.