This is my punishment shot for being stupid enough to agree to a side project hair-brained scheme. It's supposed to be a cliche flower shot for a Fill-the-Frame challenge. How'd I do?
You've gotten the technical critiques you need, so I'll just say I want to float across the landscape you've shown us, gently and slowly on a soft summer breeze.
So pretty, Jeb. Just a touch sharper in some of the petals and your score would have been much higher in my (not always educated) opinion. A touch of muted spotlight in the center would really help this one pop as well. Just my .02, mind you. It's a lovely photo as is.
nice flower macro, Jeb. A bit soft, did you really shot at f/18 or f8? maybe diffraction is coming in to play. very nice repeating pattern and good placement of the primary focus.