Although the orchid is damaged, the tiny spider on the petal makes this image a keeper.
Hardware: Canon EOS 20D, EF 24-105mm f/4,
Exposure: ISO200, 1/100s @ f/6.3, -1EV, 105mm
Post: crop, black point, increased contrast, increased sharpening, noise reduction, added vignette
Nigel Paterson - 0410878752 
I much prefer ifnormatvie articles like this to that high brow literature.