New Bloom

One new orchid blossomed this week so I had a new macro subject. I'm finding there's extremely shallow depth of field with this new lens so I have a lot of practice ahead to perfect the focus.
Still I liked the composition.

[Casablanca]

Orchids are such beautiful things. New things always take a bit of getting used to, don't they? Nice job on this.

[John]

Exquisite! Such beauty!

[Peter Dulis]

Love it ...fav

[KV]

Very pretty!

[tony gig]

Beautiful flower and lovely capture...fav

[Leslie]

you seem to have nailed it here :-)

[sarah]

I think you did a wonderful job - maybe try a higher f-stop number

[Jane Pittenger]

Might be a perfect candidate for focus sticking practice

[Kaylynn]

Beautiful details

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful

[Elizabeth]

@jgpittenger Thanks for that suggestion. I found a tutorial on focus stacking that I’d like to explore.

[carol white]

Beautiful

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Ron]

Pretty crazy with f/18 still results in about a half inch of depth, huh? I'm sure you'll be blessing us with great results from your new lens.