very selective

I find selective focus in macro photography rather fascinating and love how the result can be quite different. This time the focus is very much on the centre achene and so the ones around the edge are slightly blurred.
Keeping my daily theme going inside the monthly botanical theme

[Sally Ings]

Lovely effect. Works well against the dark background

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I took this outside, but lay a piece of black cardboard on the grass to give the background :)

[Graeme Stevens]

the focus is superb, works really well

[JackieR]

Wonderful focus, dof not too extreme, delicate blur. Think you've nailed this technique

[Wylie]

always lovely. Nice choice of focus.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Simply beautiful ! fav

[Monique]

Beautiful focus

[Babs]

I love the focus, dandelions make such beautiful photography subjects. Reminds me of a firework display.

[Pat]

How lovely is this!

[Fr1da]

I think dandelions are such fascinating shapes!

[Valerie Chesney]

So soft & delicate.

[Pigeons Farm]

nice details in this :)

[Diana]

A fabulous shot and great focus. My camera only has post focus. Is that the same?

[Steve Chappell]

Excellent shot and great job on the focus. Beautifully done!

[Helge Erik Storheim]

Great close-up. Nice, rich colours

[gloria jones]

Great details, light

[Merrelyn]

Nicely done.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@ludwigsdiana I'm not sure what post focus is? I have done these with my f2.8 macro lens, and simply moving about to choose which part of the flower to focus on. the 2.8 allows me to do far more than I can with getting close and selecting the focal point than the telephoto lens as it doesn't get lower than f4. It's amazing the difference that number can make!

[Jean]

Gorgeous!

[FBailey]

Beautiful!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Denise Wood]

Lovely :)

[Vickie M]

Very Pretty.

[Shutterbug]

You made that dandelion a work of art.

[Jane Pittenger]

Delightful experiment

[Harry J Benson]

great macro

[Milanie]

Wonderful macro

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[tony gig]

Fantastic capture...fav

[Diana]

@koalagardens Thanks Katrina, I googled it and my camera does not have that option. I should not have bought a bridge camera ;-)