Pink Oleander

My push was given by Timothy. His stream is awesome BTW. He pushed me using 4 rules. No persons,must have bright color(s), must represent where I live and a fairly close-up shot. This was challenging for me for several reasons; making it a great push. Firstly, I am new to photography so everything is hard. Secondly I mainly take photos of people. Lastly I rarely use colors, I am a b&w freak. However I tried to meet the challenge.

This is the Oleander, it is the official flower of the British Virgin Islands. They can be found all over the island in white or pink. I used the pink because I was asked to use a bright color. I hope this met the requirements of my push!!

Looks better on black.

1 soft box light 1/2 powered directly over flower

Done