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What a lovely shot Dominic!!  Those vibrant orange petals are so beautiful. Great detail and colour. Do you know what this plant is? It appeaars to be some form of 'succulent' . Lovely shot !

Warmest regards, Gail

Beautiful work with very nice colours and lighting, Dominick!

With best regards,

Ruud.

Gail, these are known locally as "ice" plants, hence the title.  I'll find it's Latin name the next time I visit.  Aloha.

Lovely! Best regards, Ilkka

Dominick,

  Beautiful image with wonderful lighting, colors & details.  Thanks for sharing.  Take care, Patsy

Hi Dominic,

While plants look nice  "soft", technically , I would never stop down any lens to F/16 for a shot like this.

The value of the Canon 100mm F/2.8 macro is reduced to that of a inexpensive 100mm lens that does well at F/8 or F/11.

I have the full line of Canon and Nikkor lens, as well as all the cameras in each line up. I have  fully studied them in the optical lab. 

This shot would retain its DOF and have improved image characteristics at F/5.6 by simply moving back from the existing scene. Then little compromise would be made due to any excessive f-stop employed.

Best Regards,  Mike