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Golden Orb Weaver

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 4, 2011235 views12 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
9/1/2011 – 11:29:02 AM
1/200 sec
AV
f/5.6
ISO 400
Tripod
Harris Neck NWR, Georgia
Raw, Lightroom, CS5

I don't know about other places, but these are all over the place in Florida and Georgia. It's hard to come up with a different comp unless showing more of the web would be good enough and not just negative space.

Comments/critiques/suggestions are desired and appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 4, 2011 at 10:19 PM

I like it Barbara, good detail and nice background.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 4, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Great detail - you got the plane of focus just right, so the spider is mostly all in focus. An F8 might have been a bit better still.
Nice bits of web too, and very complimentary BG.
Very nice!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 5, 2011 at 1:41 AM

Nice detail Barbara ...nice comp anyways which fills the frame, and the detail is outstanding. Well done ..the BG works very well too..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Very nice detail and dof. The background works well to make the spider stand out.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 5, 2011 at 4:05 PM

Very nice shot, Barbara. Great sharpness and details. And perfect BG.
Maybe a less centered composition would work fine.

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 5, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Absolutely awesome, Barbara

- wish I had shot this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 6, 2011 at 12:05 AM

You captured some really nice detail, Barbara. I like how the back of the spider seems to glow.

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Grabski on September 6, 2011 at 4:29 PM

It works for me. I like the light on the body itself. I find spiders just fascinating in their shapes, colours and patterns.

Registered on April 29, 2011, 122 Posts, 431 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on September 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Hey Barb, great looking subject, well done on the shot.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 7, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Hi Barbara:

I like the placement of the spider in the image. It is very sharp and with the right amount of web around it. I would have preferred a higher DOF to get the rear leg in focus if you had the option. Also, I find the bright ULC a little distracting. I would think of reducing the brightness and/or using flash fill.

Very nice image, nonetheless

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Crystal Kelehear on September 9, 2011 at 9:06 AM

Perfect sharpness to portray the colour and detail of the abdomen. I like the web fading into negative space and drawing the eye into the spider, beautiful.

Registered on April 23, 2008, 9 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on September 9, 2011 at 11:43 PM

I wouldn't change a thing Barbara, it's beautiful as is. I like the web as you've shown it in the BG, and the subject is set apart from the background very well through the use of DOF and color contrast. Very nicely seen and captured.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments