Nice flower and background blur, Bernice.
Reminds me of this LF shot's background, pulled from the “Leaf” thread, to compare with SLR lenses and smaller formats when it comes to macro compositions. Like yours, it's approaching 1:1.
Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 G-Claron
Fuji Velvia-50
Epson 4990/Epson Scan
Call it a leaf who got held up on its journey to the forest floor.
I hope you can see the spider thread suspending the leaf?
I used a Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron with considerable bellows draw for a Tachi macro application. Despite the magnification, I still slightly cropped this shot since the leaf stayed small in relationship to the film. I think the aperture was fairly open (f/11) for the 1/30th (!) shutter speed. (Who keeps saying to stop this lens way down?) And I was very lucky with DOF. If I had closed down and used flash, I'm sure the soft background would have gone black, rendering a different aesthetic appeal.
I remember waiting for the wind to still. And waiting… And waiting…
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