Its a very beautiful and pleasent flower, i like the background and DOF as well, i like dark backgrounds.. but maybe u needed more foucs, i think you got little bit closer than it should be otherwise u will need macro lense. (i am not sure) but its a beautiful flower, deserves the shot. regarding your comment about Do2. no i didnt use flash, simply a disk lamp. i do everything in my house, no backgrounds no box lights. nothing profficinal, i'm trying to improve my skills just like this! :) Thanks Samar