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"I was told, pity about the blur in the background." Why would you want to eliminate the blur? Because someone uttered the statement in quotations above? Seems to me the person who said it, doesn't have much of an understanding of some of the basic concepts of photography. And while I would not consider this photo to be actual "macro" photography, it is a "close-up" and the same applies. Shallow depth of field is the norm. As an aside, when working with macro/close-up where such shallow dof prevail ... the point of focus becomes very important.... your focus here is not quite on the insect but on the petal 1/2" or so below..... your ladybug isn't as sharp as she could be. Here's an article that "might" help.....

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