Inspired Plants and Botanicals

[InspiringFotos]

This flower inspired me because of the colors and shape of the flower. When I first saw this flower in bloom at the store it reminded me of a satellite dish. I just had to buy the plant. This is a Blue Passion flower that grows on a vine and produces passion fruit. This picture was taken with my Kodak Z712 IS Zoom Digital, f/3.2, 1/160 sec., ISO-64, 13 mm. I would like some feedback on my lighting and composition.

[goldcoastgolfer]

There is just one leaf that folds over the flower that keeps distracting me.  I think if that leaf weren't there I'd be a lot more focussed on the flower itself.  Took me a while to think about what it was and I initially thought it was the leaves dominating the flower but I think it's just that one leaf in the foreground that just protrudes over the flower a bit.

My only other thought was I wonder what the photo would have been like with a bit more light on the flower itself.

[InspiringFotos]

Thanks for the feedback. I think if I took this photo a little more to the left that would of prevented the top leaf from blocking some of the flower. As far as the lighting, I will try again from a different angle that the sun is shine on the front of the flower instead of behind the flower.