Thank you all for voting for me and especially those of you that took the time to comment. This is my first challenge so I guess 185 out of 352 entries is not all that bad. You all pointed out something that I did not notice so this is a learning experience. I looked at the flower as the whole POV, but voters saw the flower center as the POV. I will take that lesson to heart and look at my photos differently. Again, thank you all again.
Kathleeen
Super sharp image. Beautiful subject with highly complimentary background thrown perfectly out of focus. This is fantastic! Would prefer the center of flower to be placed more to the right at the intersection of thirds. Would give higher rating, if not for thirds placement.