I like the way the light on the flower works vs the dark background. The soft mood is good too. The crop would be better if the small bit of another flower at the left corner would have been cropped off, but that's just my opinion.
Ohmygoodness. What a BEAUTIFUL shot!! It's perfect in every way. the colors, the perfect depth of field, the bladk background. And the incredible macro detail in the flower. One of my favorite flower shots ever. 10
I'm not particular fond of the angle of the subject. It does however draw your eye into the photo and the photo has nice tones to it. excellent colors and good choice in DoF. Well done and good luck in this challenge.<7>
beautiful. I think the soft focus/short DOF works extremely well here - lends a mood to the image. color representation excellent. Comp good. 8 from me - good luck in the challenge!