CHG_CANON wrote:
This is a demanding situation for hand-holding and a close focus on a subject. A tripod would be the most effective tool to employ, taking your inability to hold perfectly still out of the equation. Your aperture selection and shutter speed seem fine. The VR should be active, but that isn't something I can see in the EXIF. The focus point and focusing mode don't come through either from whatever software was used to create the "jpeg" from the original version of the image from this Nikon camera.
Consider ideas in the linked post, below. Looking at the shape of the flower, I'd consider a single AF point about 2 o'clock in the very center white area, 2 o'clock relative to that black center. I'd have the camera in AF-C (aka continuous) and I'd take several bursts of images when the focus seemed locked. I'd repeat a few times, getting 10+ images when done. This approach is based on my own experiences at the flower moving slightly, or me moving slightly, even with VR support in the lens and / or a tripod. The goal is to get one 'great'. I can trash all those later that don't meet inspection.
The link: How to obtain sharp images in digital photography
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Good ideas. I will try them.