Between the Bales 11

Sony A77
Sony 70-400G @ 360mm, 36mmXT
ISO 400, 1/500 @ f8
Starting Point
Oh the challenges and compromises of single capture! When a Bird of Paradise bud enters the final stage of development it starts to bend away from the main stem. This is a very slow process and it will likely be another 7-10 days before it blooms. It was relatively calm today but this still sits atop a two foot stem and just a slight bit of breeze gave me some fine subject movement. Almost all of my shots with greater DOF had a slightly blurred point and might have been OK except that is the prime POF and I wanted it perfect. Working with a long lens at this working distance can also be pretty tough but I got a few keepers and I think this is one of the best. All comments welcome.>=))>