Miss Penelope

[Chris_Calohan]

Miss Penelope is an Orchid brought back to life from my careless handling of her. Now she is blooming and by all appearances will produce about 13 flowers.

Specific Feedback Requested

Last time I presented this manual focus stack, the BG was too bright for the scene so I bought a piece of maroon matte board for a more consistent and complementary BG. I alo cut down the number of focus points from 13 to 7 by going from f/7.1 to f/13.

Improved or do I need more?

Technical Details

Is this a composite: Yes
D850, 17-35 Tokina @ 20mm, f/13, 1/20, ISO 40

Pretty much straight out of ACR and into PS for the stack and some color grading.

[David_Bostock]

I think f/13 helped with the oof halos quite nicely. This looks very good overall, Chris.

[Michael_Lowe]

Nice shot. DOF looks good. I would try toning down the clipped highlights and removing the bright eye magnet roots at the bottom.