Coral Pic's (learning to use manual focus)

[sphelps]

Nice!

If you want to widen your DOF try focusing a little further in, essentially focusing on the center point of the desired DOF. You can also widen your DOF with a larger f number, try something closer to 5.6 instead of 3.5 and use a tripod if you can. Also adjust your exposure compensation one or two clicks to the negative as they are a little over exposed.

Cheers!