This soft life is very nice and the subtle warm orange shades are very pretty. The whirls are what makes the flower interesting and pleasing. As I look at the image and my eyes follow the patter I send up stopping at the outer pedals near the upper right. I think they show some subject motion, maybe from a breeze?
Anyway very nice, although the motion distracts somewhat.
Hey Tom, what a perfect swirl you found in this flower. It really does have a feel of motion. The placement works well for this image, nice details and color.
Thanks for the comments. This was created from 3 different exposures in Photomatrix. I think one of the exposures must have caught a slight breeze as this was done outside in my driveway.