About the Image(s)

I went to shoot on a rainy day, with no particular plans, and wound up in a dahlia garden. To me the back part of the flower has a beauty of its own, and I liked the way the natural raindrops refracted the portion of the flower. I used my Nikon 70-200mm lens @ 200mm, at f11, with a 14mm extension tube. That lens has a nice bokeh, and the extension tube allows me to get closer. After looking at the image, I wonder if I should have used a smaller aperture, to increase the depth of field. While I like a bit of blur, do you think the petals are too soft.

I would like to add a word. The garden I was in was for competition dahlias. They have requested that we do not squirt the plants with water or glycerin, because it could have an adverse effect on the petal color. I cannot say whether that is true or not, but since I shoot in their garden I respect their request.