"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
It is a great idea to have this picture taken from the side of the flower, it is completely different than having it shot from above. It provides a natural opportunity to use DOF and to use the coloured echinacea background.
@pdulis thanks Peter; @etienne thanks so much for your awesome comment Etienne... the out of focus red (right corner) is from our knockout roses... they made a pretty backdrop for the shot. This shot was much easier to manipulate since the daisy was in the vase from the flower arrangement I shot yesterday.