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I was playing with my new D70 and Sigma 105 macro lens.

Found that it's really hard to get a good shot of a moving subject with any depth of field :->

Anyway, I've got to do better.

Depth of field w/a macro is hard..... you did the right thing though..... make sure the eye is in focus..... that is usually the center of attraction.... if that is done right, people will tend to forgive the rest.... and the picture will work...... as this one does.....

I would probably darken down the green and yellowish plants in front though... they are a bit bright and fight for attention against the main subject.....

Good shot though.. i love the texture on the head...

MDK
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It really can be tough to get deep DOF and sharp photos hand held. You will need to either have hands of stone to compensate for the necessarily long exposure time required to get enough light through a stopped-down aperture, or use flash so you can crank up the shutter speed.

Still, shallow DOF can be nice when used effectively like you've done here. I like the colors and the eye area is sharp. I agree with MDK about the bright out-of-focus areas in the foreground being a little distracting, but overall it's a very nice photo.

Cheers,
WK