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How close were you to your subject? As I understand your camera, you can get about 4 inches away in the wide angle end and about 3 feet in the telephoto focal length. My suggestion would be to set it to wide angle and move in as close as the lens will allow you to focus. Once you are familiar with its limitations, start shooting anything of interest to learn how shallow depth of field is in close-up photography. When you feel comfortable from 4 inches away then use the telephoto end of the focal length (or any focal length in between) to see what that gives you. Use a tripod if necessary and shoot lots of images if using autofocus as many cameras never focus in exactly the same place each time, particuarly if hand-held.