Yup ... I'm with Misha on this one (even if he did terrorize poor Tedzo by hiding his home page ... mean, just plain mean). I can think of a couple ways to get a shot like this. First would be a diffusion panel held over the flowers out of the frame. That would do the same thing as the cloudy day Misha suggests. Another would be the old Increase Dynamic Range trick. For this, you absolutely need to use a tripod. You take 2 shots. One exposed for the shadow detail, one exposed for the highlight detail. You then combine the shots together, keeping the parts you want.