Reaching for the Sky!

What do you think? J

I like the idea... but my eye is a little bothered by three things. First, the specular reflections on the lower-right (closed) flower are a little distracting, and whether or not they actually were, the almost look like they're from a strobe. A little difussion in the light just over heard might help there. Second, the lower left flower's lack of the same vibrancy as the rest of the foreground objects seems hard to reconcile. Perhaps it's in shadow... but since it's not obvious what might be casting that shadow, it just deadens the image a bit. And third, I think the main flower stalk is just a little too dead-center in the frame. A little of the ol' Rule Of Thirds would go a long way to adding a little more poetry to this one, I think. Lots of potential, here!

Thanks Matt for your critique. Good points to look at for another picture. J