Daylily … at night

I went outside to silence a noisemaker and saw some day lily blooms still open after 9 p.m.
Any advice on shooting flowers with flash in the dark to improve on a result like this?

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/taxpage/0/0/79/genus/Hemerocallis.html

[Michelle]

Favd.. Simply wow

[Thom Mitchell]

@michelleyoung A fave from Michelle — I am humbled! Thank you so much!!

[Michelle]

Thom this is so esquisitally beautiful, I would hang this on my wall.

[Wendy]

This is beautiful Thom! Love the black background, it really makes the colors pop! So lovely!

[Thom Mitchell]

@michelleyoung Oh, stop, Michelle! But thank you so much.

@exposure4u The black background does help and that's the night-flash situation!

[Rick Schies]

Thom, check out this article. It talks about taking photos at night, It might shed a little light on youir question. http://ezinearticles.com/?Digital-Photography---How-to-Take-the-Perfect-Photo-in-the-Dark&id=4705128

[Thom Mitchell]

@digitalrn Looks like it's time to break out the tripod. While I have an inexpensive tripod that works fine in most situations, I'm also fortunate to have my late-father-in-law's nice one now, too. Last night I noticed the day lily was still open; perhaps tonight I should revisit this shot! Thank you, Rick!!