Beautiful job on the flower and I like the composition, Patricia. The two lighter leaf edges coming into the left side of the frame are a bit distracting.
Hi Patricia
I am thinking maybe you might want to try a closer crop on that left side and also brushing in some darkness in the upper right so that leaf edge there recedes a bit. I like the detail on this and the way that one leaf cradles the flower.
Patricia: I’m pretty much in concurrence with the others on wanting the leaf on the left edge to go away but that’s still a pretty trivial point. Nice find and a fine capture.>=))>
I can see why you left the leaf in, it balances the one at the bottom right and mimics the top right.
If this is a crop I would show more of it, if not I would just burn it (but leave the tip to match the upper
RHC.