We planted our plum tree over twenty years ago. I’ve always loved seeing it bloom as the first sign of Spring, but it wasn’t until I started Project 365 that I noticed how pretty each blossom is. I am amazed at how the discipline of looking for a photo each day compels me to intensely look at my surroundings! I have photographed the first buds, the first blossom, and now blossoms when the whole tree is in bloom.
f/4.8, 1/800, ISO 500, 195mm
I shot this looking up into the tree, zooming in to almost 200mm, and then cropping the image. I am wondering about depth of field- so shallow when zoomed in. I am already thinking of trying this again with a smaller aperture. . .
melinda anderson photography 
This is lovely. You need to make a collage with all stages of the budding. I think the depth of field is nice because you want the bloom to be the center of attention. But if you decreased the aperture a little, you might get all the blooms in focus and the bark and moss would still be a bit blurred.
Your vignette is nice and the bokeh effect, very pretty.
Thank you! Yes, those sound like good ideas!!!