I managed to get a print made after testing, learning, more testing and more learning 
This was my workflow, please trip me up if you feel I did it wrong.
I made a test strip from using a Grade 2 filter and chose 6 seconds as the base exposure rendering details in the flower.
After the 6 second exposure, I put in a Grade 0 filter and then with the dodge tool, blocked the light over the flowerr and exposed for a further 3 seconds to make the background a little darker

This was my workflow, please trip me up if you feel I did it wrong.
I made a test strip from using a Grade 2 filter and chose 6 seconds as the base exposure rendering details in the flower.
After the 6 second exposure, I put in a Grade 0 filter and then with the dodge tool, blocked the light over the flowerr and exposed for a further 3 seconds to make the background a little darker
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