Hibiscus, June, Kona, Hawaii. The stigma isn't quite in focus, but the flower and nearest leaves are. The blurred background steers attention to the elements in focus. Plumeria, June, Kona, Hawaii. Once again, the flower arrangement carries most of the visual interest.
Single flowers are much tougher to compose.
Flannel bush in full bloom, May, Vollmer Peak, Orinda, California. Busy flower shots can also be yawnogenic, but the jumbled profusion of yellow sepals seems to give this one a sense of motion. Chickory, September, Sibley Volcanic Preserve, Orinda, California. Ironweed, September, Sibley Volcanic Preserve, Orinda, California. The cluster of flowers in different stages of opening adds a sense of time and space.