Hi John, I am rather fond of wide-angle close-ups and this one works very well. I like you thoughtful composition but feel a slither of sky cropped from the top would further strengthen the image. Well done!!!
Love to see close up WA habitat images. This one is great. I like the image as is so there are no major issues for me, just a good image.
As minor points I would have liked to see more of the nice curve of the shoreline in the image, maybe from a higher perspective. Also with this angle the image is sliced by the horizion almost down the center. Also I would have bracketed focus distances to make sure you have the entire image in focus, this requires masking 2 or more images though but the work is worth it.
Hey John, this is a really nice idea, sharp details on the Bfly, and I think it works okay with the slightly blured BG, and would also like it if the BG was in focus. I would have shot as you did for this effect but also would have shot with the lens stopped down all the way and then see what worked best when I got home.
Great image John, nice composition. The DOF is fine IMO, the blurred BG pulls the eye to the main subject. I would be interesting though to try and blend images with different DOF, I must say I have never done that.