The shadows & the angle u've shot it gives a 3-D look or a nice depth. The flower looks so fresh.& lovely details in the petals except for few petals on the nearer side (close to the viewer) which look a bit hot (it may be my monitor's fault too!)
This is great - and I love the title! The background color is beautiful. I agree that the foreground petals might be a little hot. My monitor doesn't usually see hot spots when many others' do. The green leaves behind the bloom on the right have a highlight that distracts a little from the detail of the petals on the right-hand side. Maybe a little less brightness??
They looked hot to me, too and yet my monitor wasn't showing any highlight clipping. Still, I went in and pulled them down a bit as well as the corner leaves you mentioned Amy. I think it evens the image out a bit. Good catch!
Very nice shot Julie, I lke the composition and the exposure, I am not too keen on the darker area however on the left hand side, I would prefer the darke blue.
Jon