Thanks daft_biker. As for the first one, yes I was aiming for the centre of the flower. I have two more photos on Flickr in which I focused on the tips of the stamen, only I was trying it sideways so that I could focus on the nearer ones and then the middle ones.
It was really cloudy outside and raining as well, so this whole exercise was conducted indoors, which meant lesser light since I don't have any fancy light box stuff. This in turn meant wider apertures and higher ISOs, even after placing the flower next to the window.
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