Two Flower Shots (general critique appreciated)

[Trenton Romulox]

Hey, here are a few shots I took earlier using a flashlight and some natural light. Equipment if anyone cares: Nikon D80, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikkor lens, tripod, flashlight. General critique is appreciated. Thanks for looking!

P.S. The first was using natural light, second using flashlight.

 

[spiffybeth]

there's something about the first picture that i really like. i think the colors are beautiful!

im torn between liking the shadow on the lower left of the flower and hating it, but i love the shot either way!

the second one loses the beautiful shade of pink. natural light works much better

 

[Eddie_uv777]

love the lighting in the first pic

 

[SPANIARD.]

I really love the first pic., just the basic simplicity of it, although for the second pic the yellow lighting kills it for me!

 

[Trenton Romulox]

Thanks for your comments everyone, much appreciated. I'm glad you all like them. I'm gonna try and shoot the same subject today using more natural light, because I think natural light works best when working with natural subjects. Thanks again. :]