While in the shower this morning I noticed a daddy longlegs trying to keep from getting drenched. I quickly finished my shower, dried off, got dressed and grabbed my camera to try the multi-focus technique on the spider. I had to run the the various focal points very quickly because the spider didn’t want to hold still. Furthermore, I couldn’t set up the tripod, so I was only able to use it as a stick to help stabilize the camera. I think the results are really interesting. I made seven exposures, with seven focal points for each photo. I used a 100mm macro lens at ƒ/3.5, 1/100 second at ISO 100. I used a ring flash on the lens.

While I was on my way to meet with a tree trimmer to get an estimate for chipping up the trees I cut down in Tristan’s and David’s yard last Saturday, I was driving through the green light on 5th street and Tijeras when an on-coming car turned left into me.  Needless to say I wasn’t able to meet the tree trimmer. The impact broke my front wheel and bent the front fender in such a way that the driver’s side door cannot be opened. The damage doesn’t look extensive, but if the drive-shaft is bent and the ball-joint is broken, they might total the car. I’ve learned from the last time I was hit, that what looks like a little damage can be too expensive for the insurance consider worth repairing.