Absolutely butter soft with enough sharpness and definition to tell us this is a rose. You go beyond depicting the flower, Michael. You've given us the essence of it - which fuels our imagination enough to search our own memory for this sensual look at nature's beauty. I love this lens as well. I have a gallery of shots (not as extensive as yours) in which I've used it and enjoyed it tremendously.http://www.pbase.com/jswaters/macro Jenene
