What a pretty rose with the yellow and pinkish accents on the sides gracing the lovely vanilla coloration. The placement of the subject on the left was done well, and adds to the attractiveness of your composition. I also like the way the background is blurred out, however, since the subject is so fragile in appearance, the bold yellow and green tend to overpower it, not with details, but with the color alone. If there were any way to tone down that intensity, I think you would have an even better pic and certainly one in which nothing would detract from the gorgeous subject. :)PJ

This is an outstanding capture. The angle and lighting are excellent and the colors are soft and captivating. The background is undistracting, and there is a lovely delicacy about the whole.

But I hope you can clone out whatever it is on the rose (dirt? bugs? decay?). Close-ups only work on perfect blossoms.

Anastasia

just dirt,
missed getting sprinkled on by the sprinklers....thanks everyone