Need help/suggestions for a plant photo

[praline3001]

Not sure where to post this as its not landscape/wildlife or macro LOL
If this is the wrong spot please move it for me to the correct location

I took this shot as part of the week assignment but didn't use it.
What I like: I like the different colors and rich rain forest greens
I like the DOF EXCEPT for the blurry foreground leaf.
That is where my issue really is ~ how distracting is the foreground blurry leaf? What could I do to take this from a *good amature shot* to a real *WOW* type photography? The plant is in my backyard so I can practice on different things with it. Its all a learning experience for me and I am TRYING to challenge my skills a bit more. Maybe had I gone with a higher number AV? Would that have brought the foreground leaf more into focus?



Camera: Canon PowerShot G10
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 6.1 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[Trader]

Yes, that leave does detract from the rest of the image. Your aperture was set to f/2.8 and that is a very narrow depth of field. One of the higher numbers like f/11.0 or even f/16.0 would give you much more depth of field making almost everything in the image in crisp clear focus. Hope that helps.

[wulf]

Ask yourself "what I am trying to achieve here?". A reminder of how that plant was doing at a particular time? A study of colour or light? An attempt to capture an emotion?

Although it doesn't guarantee how others will read your work, I think a purposeful approach will tend to yield better results than just "I've got a camera and want to take some pictures".

Wulf