Red and White Rose!

Sharpness on the flower looks pretty good, but the actual flower is a poor choice as a photographic subject because it is well beyond it's prime! Also, there are a lot of distracting elements in the background, including the white at the bottom and dead portion of the leaf on the right. Choose your subject and your background carefully!

I am a fan of cramming through other blooms, Steven, but I feel like you did not include enough of the white flower for that to be effective. The flower just looks too beat up also.

Nathan