beautiful colors and light coming through, and the transparency on the petals is nice. Great angle. The tree in the bottom left corner is a bit distracting though
Too much CA! Very simple subject that dont show's very clearly the challenge theme. Use harsh light directly in your camera with care. It's burns your sensor, produce many flares and washes you contrast.
great idea. I would like to see a bit more depth of field. for starters. Composing this without the background vegetation would be nice. Aside from that a really great image.