Alfons made this great photo of 2 cellos (violins? It’s actually hard to guess the size of them in that picture), after attending a concert in The Netherlands. I guess copying is the highest form of flattery:
I was forced to use manual focus because the AF wasn’t able to distinguish details [dark]
Smart shooting.
That took me quite a while (and plenty of misshots) to have the setup as similar as the one you made a photo of.