another bloody flower picture

[jabber]

Not an original subject, I realize, but pretty rare for me. (In fact, it's pretty rare for me even to break out the old tripod--I'm a no-fuss, handholding type of photographer, though I'm trying to branch out. I even went so far as to order a real flash a few days ago, though I haven't received it yet.) Anyway, some friends brought over a sunflower last night and it was so beautiful I thought I should photograph it. I'm reasonably happy with it, but what are your thoughts? Perhaps a darker and/or bluer background? I shot a second, out of focus version which I think has some potential as well, so I've included that here too. Both shot at f/8, 1.3 sec, 60mm, 400 ISO. Thanks for looking.