Hi Bebe,
I rather like this image; getting low to the ground and photographing upwards at this ear of wheat has worked well. Also working in your favour is your decision to use the camera’s flash to illuminate what would otherwise have been the silhouetted form of this wheat plant against the bright sun.
The one thing that lets this photograph down is the flaring and visual chaos around the sun.
Strong, direct light shining into a lens has a habit of scattering and reflecting any dirt, dust, oily smears on glass surfaces. The more you can reduce the opportunity for this to happen, the better the photo will be.
If you are shooting directly into the sun you really need to make sure the lens you are using is exceptionally clean.
If possible it is also a good idea to remove any filters you have on the lens too. If you can do all this before taking the photo then potentially there will be less chance of getting flare in the picture.
The other option that you have is to remove some of these marks from the photo in Photoshop after the event. In the example below I have used the healing brush to remove a lot of flare. It's a rough edit, but I think it gives you the idea that the image could be stronger and more appealing with less flare.
Good effort, Anthony
Image Doctor's edited version
