Thanks for the compliment man! When you shoot macro it's always a shallow depth of field. This is as shallow as I can go with the lens I use. My shutter was 1/30 and ISO was 100. I almost never shoot higher than 100 unless the subject is moving and the light is low. I used F/5.6 so it will have a nice crisp point of focus leaving anything outside of that blurry. I should have used a much much smaller aperture like F35 to get more focus out of the whole subject. The problem is when you shoot with a smaller aperture you have to slow the shutter down. I was holding the camera and it's impossible to hold the camera steady enough to get a clear shot (this is where higher ISO would come in). Photography is very fun and rewarding! Digital SLRs have allowed sooo many people to practice without the cost of film and development. Playing with the settings and practice practice practice is where it's at.