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[Laura29160412cqxd]

Hi I am new and I want tips to how to improve my images. Thanks!

[Jill_C · Accepted solution]

The flowers are not in sharp focus.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

And the image needs more light. 

Compare yours with what Stock already has.

Adobe Stock Water Lilly

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

It's a nice picture, but you focussed on the reflections. The exposure could be corrected probably in postprocessing and within limits, the focus can't.