(preserved from last year ... ) Another for my challenge to take an abstract image with texture as the main component. I got serious this time. Tripod ... f11 ... all three extension tubes on my 100mm macro lens ... 2 second timer to diminish camera shake. My shooting style is handheld, wide open, spur of the moment. Seeing the results of taking a little more time and putting in a bit more effort I am now thinking of using my tripod a bit more.