New lens - Sigma 70mm

Not my usual style, but I would appreciate thoughts/advice on this set, taken in a local park where there are still some flowers in decent health. Not macro shots, but first attempts to get to grips with DoF at different apertures/distances etc. Quite challenging, I thought, particularly as the wind kept gusting and blowing things around. All taken with tripod, K-1 and Sigma 70mm.
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Thanks for looking,

One more I almost forgot!
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The first is the stand out for me

Thank you, Peter

Nice first set John - it's the backgrounds (particularly in 7 & that show the extra qualities of this excellent lens, Macro isn't just about crisp, pin sharp subjects - but getting to know a lens is half the fun

Couldn't agree more. I found myself looking at the backgrounds more than the foreground subjects. In fact, the backgrounds of Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 might stand on their own as abstracts. (And for those who like their macros sharp from front to back, I should add that I think there's a place for both types.)

My favourite is No. 3. There's something about the shapes and colours of the petals of the fuschia and the out of focus leaves (fern fronds?) that seem to go well together . A bit more space under the flowers would have been useful, but the voice of experience inside me says that it's often not possible .

Steve