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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 821807" data-attributes="member: 50197">Tried opening up to F/9.5 and shooting a lot more. Used the focus stacking option in the camera's menu set to 25. Ran it through PS. Made things worse. I think the problem is that PS doesn't properly mask the subject. It feathers out from the legs quite a distance. My club has a workshop this weekend on macro. I will ask the instructor about this and see what he has to say. This is one cooperative spider. It was still in the same spot this morning. It doesn't like quick movements nearby, but if you are slow and steady, it will allow you to get very close.I need to get my step stool out if I want anything much different than this angle. I have thought about catching a fly and seeing if it will pounce on it.I did manage to get a little different angle on it. This takes care of the DOF problem by putting most of the spider's body on the same plane. Not as pleasing a composition, IMO, but it does nicely display the entire arachnid. BTW, I hate trying to get that green to a natural looking shade.[ATTACH=full]407782[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 821807, member: 50197"] Tried opening up to F/9.5 and shooting a lot more. Used the focus stacking option in the camera's menu set to 25. Ran it through PS. Made things worse. I think the problem is that PS doesn't properly mask the subject. It feathers out from the legs quite a distance. My club has a workshop this weekend on macro. I will ask the instructor about this and see what he has to say. This is one cooperative spider. It was still in the same spot this morning. It doesn't like quick movements nearby, but if you are slow and steady, it will allow you to get very close. I need to get my step stool out if I want anything much different than this angle. I have thought about catching a fly and seeing if it will pounce on it. I did manage to get a little different angle on it. This takes care of the DOF problem by putting most of the spider's body on the same plane. Not as pleasing a composition, IMO, but it does nicely display the entire arachnid. BTW, I hate trying to get that green to a natural looking shade. [ATTACH type="full"]407782[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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