Be honest, your eye is spending all it's time looking at the white blob on the left when the subject was probably supposed to be the flower. The lightest area on any picture will get extra attention - let's hope it is the subject. It is almost like 2 different pix in one frame - hardly ever a good idea. Again, busy background behind the flower. If you had just done the shadow and properly exposed it, it might be good. Hey, I'll bet that for the first 10 years I took pictures I never saw the background until I looked at the prints from the drug store a week later. Gene
