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Orchard Orbweaver

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 28, 2012175 views11 comments

Here is another shot of the spiders that were making their webs in the wild daylilies. This time the background is very blurred. Curious which photo of the two day lily/spider pictures you like better.

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/10 for 1/25 sec. ISO 800. Tripod mounted, flash.

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11 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 29, 2012 at 1:22 AM

I like this one much better - the improved plane of focus has all the important parts of the spider in focus. I like the bits of web here, and the BG - to me - is an improvement as well.
Nice!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 29, 2012 at 8:56 AM

I think the former post is more "aesthetically" pleasing, but this one will satisfy the macro nuts a bit more

I like the OOF web plane on the diagonal with your beautiful spider here as well Carolyn

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 29, 2012 at 9:14 AM

This is my preference. The lighting, sharpness of the spider and the blurred colored background sets this apart from the norm. Love your backgrounds!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 29, 2012 at 8:55 PM

No question in my mind regarding which one I prefer - this one. Love the background. The POV and detail on the spider are excellent as well, Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on June 30, 2012 at 11:39 AM

Carolyn ...this is a nice frame ..from an improvement perspective ..would have placed the spider further up ..may be center composed and reduced the green on the top half. The white seems a bit harsh on my screen ....anyways beautiful piece of work ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 30, 2012 at 10:10 PM

The background sets the spider off beautifully. Excellent image.
May

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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 1, 2012 at 12:01 AM

IMHO this is the better of the 2 images. Like the sharpness, color, and BG. Would like to have seen a larger image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on July 1, 2012 at 8:52 AM

I like this image better. I agree with the comments about a different comp though, and the white looks to bright to me also. There appears to be nice detail in the spider and the in focus web strands.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 1, 2012 at 9:38 AM

I like this shot. Good DOF and complimentary BG. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 1, 2012 at 5:46 PM

The background is spectacular with that orange and green palette. The white looks a touch blown out on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 6, 2012 at 10:15 AM

Wonderful color and detail. Beautiful presentation.

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