Thanks, Helix. This past weekend I finished my homemade speedlight diffuser and finally feel like I can shoot in the wild. Without the flash I was having to shoot at really wide apertures and the resulting ultra-narrow DOF made me feel like focus stacking was my only option. This feels really liberating and I'm looking forward to working on some flower shots I took in the garden yesterday.I'm nor sure if the picture would have the same effect if would render it as a stack.