I can?t help you if I don?t know what shutter speed, f/stop, or ISO you used, but I can guess. I figure you shot at 1/60, or below @ 5.6, with ISO 100. You really needed 1/125, or faster with this lens. Other wise use a faster lens, or faster ISO? You really need your 2.8 lens for this shot?
With the 2.8 you could have blurred the background very well, while maintaining a faster shutter speed to freeze the flower in the wind @ 1/125, or 1/60. Do not forget you can use shutter speeds in between 125-60 since your camera is digital? Heck a shutter speed of 80, or 90 might have proven to be a superb choice in this case?
hi Mary. I appreciate the difficulties in trying to get this sort of image. Wind, other plants, bugs, bees, DOF. You did well but I would like to see you do more of this sort of thing but play with camera postion to really seperate the object and the out of focus but similar elements in the fore/back ground. good job. JB
Hi Mary Sue, excellent DOF, very well balanced composition. The crisp, deep tones fit very well. Not easy shooting something like this on a windy day and getting the thing you want into focus...
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