When I started using a Digital SLR one of the first things I did was buy a tripod. Everything I read said I needed a tripod if I wanted to create sharp publishable photographs. Then I learned how to lock the mirror up and got myself a cable release.
Over time I have gotten lazy about using my tripod. I now have a couple of Vibration Reduction lenses and I find myself trusting the VR and trying to hold the camera steady by bracing against something.
Well I guess I learned a hard lesson this week. I was competing in a flower photography contest at the Bowie-Crofton Camera Club . The judge was none other than Tony Sweet ( www.tonysweet.com ).
Well the end result was that Tony threw out three of my photos for not being sharp. This was one of the photos that he considered not sharp enough. Remember this is a digital version and he was judging the printed version of this flower. I always seem to have more problems with color prints than digital.
Amateur Photography 
Hey Mike.
Good blog, and as you stated the picture you have up on the blog is not the one that I rejected for not being sharp. This is obviously sharp and would have done a lot better if the print version was the same. There really shouldn’t be that much of a difference. You might want to get with someone in the club, like Chuck Bress, to help you to get the print to look more like the digital file.