Hi all. I love christmas cactus blooms - they are gorgeous. I am still trying to learn the macro setting on my camera and decided to post one of my better pics. This pic was taken outside. The sun was bright but to the back of the plant. I used it to try to illuminate the flower more. When I saw the sunlight streaks I liked it and tried to use it in the shot. I thought it warmed up the shot a bit. Is it too distracting? Does it draw away from the flower itself? After seeing the pic I thought it was a good contrast to the dark side of the shot as well. I cropped the pic to avoid too much of the sun and sharpened up the image a bit as well.
Any suggestions or thoughts how it could be improved?
Kathy
Canon Powershot A85
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.4 mm
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode