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Re: FLOWER
But F32 would bring the whole thing including the BG back into focus and I feel that would lose its softness. I agree though that the point of greatest focus needs to be on that central area and all of that part needs to be sharp. So I'd drop your aperture down a bit but not too far.
However, you are already showing this as F11 so f16 might not get it because you are fairly close. I know you were using a telephoto but perhaps you could back off a tad to allow the depth of field to increase (DoF naturally decreases the close you are to the subject in relation to the focal length of your lens) while keeping the aperture the same.
Although I agree with Paul that a long exposure can give superb results, this is much more difficult for a flower outside unless there is not a breath of wind or else you'll get motion blur. If you can shield the flower from any breeze without affecting the composition then great but that is not easy to do, especially in the UK where flat calm days are fairly rare.
Cheers,
Rob
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