nicely framed, perfect melt in DOF i feel. i might have been urged to show the whole flower, which a see here would have been a mistake for me. so i like the composition with attention to the center of the flower. i love sun flowers so its gotta be fav.
This is a cropped version of the original photo which shows the whole flower. My thinking behind the crop, was that leaving it as per the original, would have put the flower in an unflattering central position and with too much empty space around it. In some ways (and what you allude to), I was thinking more of the colours and composition as opposed to it being a photo of a flower.
What a gorgeous flower!!! The clarity and detail is simply stunning - the gold center is lovely as well. No doubt, beautiful capture - great lighting and texture! The composition is a strong point as well.