maybe I should practice more often

My photography "skills" are it must be said pretty rusty after a non-productive winter period.  In particular my manual focus bracketing technique needed some work.

Out in the garden a week or so ago I stumbled across a curled up leaf and figured it would make for a good exercise in attempting to create a back to front sharp image.  I know what you're thinking: a leaf - how unique!

And what was meant to be a "practice" shot actually turned out quite nicely I think.  Here is the finished image...

Fujifilm X-H2, Micro Nikkor 105mm f2.8, Fringer Nikon F to Fujifilm X-mount adapter
1/15th of a second at f5.6, ISO 125
tripod, self-timer release
8-shot manual focus bracket stacked in Helicon Focus

The story doesn't end there though.  Lisa liked the image so much she asked me to print it - large.  Now, happy wife equals happy life so I duly obliged.

Only when I put the (very expensive) sheet of Fotospeed Pearl 290 paper into my printer, I somehow managed to get it the wrong way around, so the image was being output onto the wrong side!  In disgust I cancelled the print (to save the very expensive ink at least), pulled the paper from the printer and folded it in half, again in disgust at my own stupidity.

A few moments later I unfolded it to find this >>>>>

Some of you no doubt will think it's a better picture!