Flower of the Pedal - updated

I was at the Tucson Botanical gardens to discover a ton of flowers there. So I wanted to practice some close up flower photography since I have been focusing on this lately.

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Canon 6D ii Lensbaby Velvet 56 at F/4 ISO 100 1/500 cloudy day on a tripod.

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A gorgeous iris with beautiful colors! I like your choice of viewpoint. I love the detail in the beard but Iā€™m not so fond of the softness toward the bottom edge of the fall. For me, either sharper or softer would work better.

I think a crop from the left, to eliminate the edge of the other fall, would keep the eye on the center of interest better.

Thank @Diane_Miller , I did crop the left a bit and I might get a chance to take another photo of this flower thinking about the bottom edge a bit more.

The center of the iris draws me in with its color and sharpness. Did you take another which highlights that portion of the flower and still shows some of the purple petal? Just a suggestion for another composition. So nice to see an iris in bloom.