A great specimen - and yes, I can believe it could be in some small town newspapers. But oh - the lighting really was not your friend here. You sould try it again with an umbrella or diffuser - or at some time of the day with out such harsh lighting.
Your headline would be more convincing if this were not an extremely commonplace flower. If you are going to use the word you unique in the headline your content better deliver or your readers will feel cheated.
Photographically, this is a pretty run-of-the-mill composition to stand out amongst the skads of flower shots seen on DPC every month. The overhead midday lighting is literal and dull.
Pretty good photo. (Light looks kind of harsh, but not something you can control) Very nice job on the headline, very nice use of a different section of the newspaper.
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