Photograph of the day - Nature series

This photo is taken in the garden of Cauvery Hostel in IIT Madras campus. The striking feature in this picture is the dark, blurred background. The image could look better if I could avoid the bright reflection from the edges of the flower petals. This reflection has made the flowers look less tender, whereas the buds behind the front two flowers look tender and one can feel the freshness of the morning sun rays. Anyway, had I taken the photo some two hours earlier, the effect I mentioned earlier could be achieved without extra efforts.

Camera: Sony DSC H1
Exposure: 1/500 s, f/4, ISO400