I find the sample photo quite bad. There is an out of focus section above and to the left of the central flower that my brain can't make sense of. I'm no expe

I find the sample photo quite bad. There is an out of focus section above and to the left of the central flower that my brain can't make sense of. I'm no expert, but I'd pick a different photo. My guess is he could have controlled the depth of field better with the stock lens and gotten a better result.