Still practicing closeups

They say "no pain, no gain," but I don't see progress for all the pain here. Crawling in the wet ground on the edge of the water, just for starters. I just can't get enough depth of field without sacrificing light, but I'll keep trying. Even when I'm perpendicular to the odes either the tail or the thorax is blurry.

Desert Firetail

Mexican Forktail

Flowers are easier.

Turk's cap

Globemallow