When I got home from shooting and saw this image on my computer, I was just blown away at how beautiful this flower was. The radial pattern on the flower just seemed so pleasing to me and I knew at once that this would be my submission. I decided to keep it in color to take full advantage of the contrasting colors (pink/green).
I hope I don't get slammed for having a centered composition because I feel that it works in this situation. Hopefully the voters will see past that.
I think this photo is by far my best submission to date, and I'm hoping for top twenty.
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so much more beautiful and colorful, will really brighten up a person in need of sympathy. I would consider the rule of thirds here by placing the yellow more in the right bottom corner... try it and see the diffs!
A nice photo of the flower. Very good colour and nice sharpness on the flower. Unforunately, that sharpness came with a fairly well defined background. I would have liked a little more blur on the background. I think it's a good fit into the challenge.