Thanks for the feedback Ken. The bellows definitely wasn't the best tool
for the job. I should have switched over to my FA 100/2.8 when I found him.
You live and learn. <g> I'll find something to use that bellows for sooner
or later.
The spider found the whole contraption (bellows, reversed 50mm, tripod,
R.A. finder, me, etc.) way too menacing and moved to a less exposed
position very soon after that shot. Interestingly, I visited the same
flower sans camera, later that week, and that little spider was still
there. I guess home is home even when giant pests come to call.
Dan Scott
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>Dan I just looked at your image and here are my comments for what they are
>worth: you're struggling with the depth of field, just like I do. These
>shots are not easy to pull off. As you aknowledged the plane of focus, I
>would foremost have tried to get all the spider in focus, probably by moving
>to the right to get most of the spider in the same plane and perpendicular
>to the lens. This movement would have eliminated the patch of green in the
>RH corner, which I find distracting. If your subject stayed stationary long
>enough, I would have tried selective focusing and variations in the f stop.
>I gave up long ago using a bellows in the field and now use the excellent
>200mm f4 macro. Hope this helps. Keep shooting.
>Ken Waller
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