Sci fi spikiness

Technically, this picture didn't come out. An unexpected gust rendered the main flower completely and uselessly out of focus. I loved the background though, and still loved it when I'd cropped right down to the bottom quarter of the picture, even though the focus is a bit out and the colours off (not that that matters in black and white). Plus it was a phone pic (I thought I'd be too busy to be taking photographs, I reckoned without the pull of the tow path - sorry). Lessons learned.