It is indeed a load of tripe - but jolly good tripe for all that. Keep them coming please.

Try mounting the subject on a focus slider (that is mounted on a second tripod) and use the slider to move the subject incrementally toward/ away from the fixed position lens. It really cuts down on the apparent uncontrolled movement. This is a stout, robust 'B.P.M.' one, often for sale on E bay.

OK this isn't bellows, but a 28mm reverse mounted onto a 200mm is pretty uncontrollable - you don't dare even touch it !



The resulting image of money spider silk with two micrometric dew drops isn't even stacked - it's one image - but focusing was done via the slider, not the camera.

Most are portrayals. The fourth one is 'art'.

Curious how we differ - I like the last one personally. Whatever one's taste, thank you for your kind comments.

Fantastic picture !

We had some that lived on the bird leavings too. No one ever bothered them and they would happily run around your feet. I got quite a few similar pictures of them. Then a cat from up the road discovered them!

It's that time of year again. Misty, drizzly mornings deposit droplets all over the spiderwebs and you get that urge to balance a tripod in the most unlikely places to get what you think are the best pictures. Then you get indoors, put them on the big screen and toss most of them into the bin!
Here are some that survived the delete key ......




























They were all taken with a K1 and a manual focus 'A' series 100mm 'dental' macro lens. Mirror up and IR remote release.

That must have been a mindblowing holiday. If I have to pick one out it's #2 but they are all impressive.

Oh for somewhere dark. I can only be jealous of where you are! These are quite marvelous.

I do be liking them too - except for that blessed great hill