And a Lilly is a Lilly is a Lilly, Gertrude

[redrew]

Canon 1ds Mark II, Canon 16-35mm @ 20mm, .8 of a sec @ f8

[Marie Hass]

The lily is nice and crisp. I love the colors. The background needs work.

Marie

[bnnrcn]

Hi Rollin . Nice image, I would prefer a square crop with the flower in the centre as there is too much empty space around

[Geoff F]

Exactly what I was thinking.

Or if this is a crop from a wider shot, try 4 x 5 ratio and shows us a glimpse of stem!

Some people like to use the 'rule of thirds' on this sort of shot but for me it is basically a portrait so I tend to use the same 'rules' that I would use for a portrait of a person/pet/etc.

The basic scene has been photographed well enough. Just a few minor extra suggestions about cleaning up the background and possible alternative crops.

[Bob44]

​Hi Rollin, to my eye this is a gorgeous photo of that Lilly! It would looked great framed and on a wall. ....Bob

[redrew]

Thank you for the comment, I have added canvas to make the format almost square and cleaned up the background, see attached.

[jamn4ex]

this is a definite improvement! What a beauty!

[Geoff F]

Yes, looks excellent now.