This soft beauty grows in a pot on our deck. I used the on-board flash with a flash diffuser I affectionately call "The Pillsbury Flash Diffuser." It works wonders with the usually harsh light of the 717's flash. For more info on Digital-Freak's invention, go here: http://www.sonycams.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=810
F4 @ 1/1000.
The rose was shot in situ. No flowers were hurt during the filming of this picture.