not liking this

[wmchauncey]

I broke my own rule about only shooting pretty subjects...but it looked nice at the florist's shop.
 I shot it using a black Plexiglas sheet mirroring the blue sky...is it worth a different perspective?

[RSL]

?

[stamper]

Imo flowers are a subject that most photographers take pictures of but rarely admit to and rarely put them up for critique here or on Flickr or somewhere similar. They can make a nice subject but are hard to capture well because of depth of field issues and lack of detail. I don't think you have pulled it off mainly due to the cluttered background.

[David Anderson]

Not so sure about flower shots, but I like the composition and the bland background.

[wmchauncey]

I've shot that thing numerous times, numerous ways, and it always looks terrible...finally it died!     

[luxborealis]

I like the BG here better than the rose. Overall the photo is punchy and colourful and not as bad as Perhps stamper makes it out to be. A lower perspective would certainly give the flower strength against that BG. Also, cleaning up the petals of pollen would help.

[tom b]

Check out Robert Mapplethorpe if you want to see some great flowers.

Cheers,