Rosebud

Gemma

I'm not sure if there's enough of the plant in focus - I think perhaps not?

Lord Vetinari

I think you are right. At this magnification you need some of the leaf in focus. I think a higher mag shot with just the bud though would work better.
Brian v.

Gemma

Thanks very much.

The highest magnification of my macro lens is 1:1, but I find it difficult to get it to focus at that although I'm not sure why.

Joop

A little out of focus, but with some editing!!
The compo is good!
Gr Joop (JPC)

basflt

Gemma wrote: »

Thanks very much.

The highest magnification of my macro lens is 1:1, but I find it difficult to get it to focus at that although I'm not sure why.

try , if possible , to rest your left hand onto something solid
also use manual focus , most lenses cant handle auto-focus from short distance

Gemma

Thank you both very much for your comments and I'll try your suggestion, Bas.

macromeister

Have you tried stacking, or partial stacking? If there isn't much movement it's a good way to get more in focus.

Gemma

Thanks very much for the suggestion.

I'm not sure what stacking is though, I'm sorry.

GOLDENORFE

Flowers are so difficult to photograph well , I would be inclined to shoot against a pastel background , lawn ect using Nat light and a wide apperture so only a small part of the bud is in focus . Use ex comp to compensate for brighter background