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Snared

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 8, 2013232 views12 comments

Early one morning I captured this Mayfly snared in a spider web along the river at the back of my property in Virginia. The rising morning sun was just right.
Canon 5D MKII, 100mm macro at 100mm, 1/60sec, f/9, iso100, tripod used and cropped away about 705 of image for this composition.
C&C welcome

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12 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 8, 2013 at 6:39 PM

I love the way this pops against the background. The strands of web add a nice surrounding pattern as well.

Max

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 8, 2013 at 7:17 PM

I agree with the first comment 100% David.
Excellent use of the morning light, I especially like those shiny wings & large green eyeballs

Nice work!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 8, 2013 at 10:00 PM

Excellent light, perfect colours and perspective, and love those eyes!
Well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 9, 2013 at 12:15 PM

This is great

Gotta love those "googly" eyes!!! The detail and the translucent shine to his wings is spot on.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on November 9, 2013 at 10:19 PM

Thanks for the comments.....

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 10, 2013 at 8:18 AM

This is a great photo, David, especially with how the BG is blacked out to show the detail. I never knew that mayflies looked this interesting up close.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 11, 2013 at 7:24 PM

This is stunning, David, with those tiny drops, amazing eyes, full dof on the Mayfly, and a deep black background.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 12, 2013 at 3:46 PM

Amazing find and image, David. The light and image detail against the dark bg is superb.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 13, 2013 at 9:46 PM

Congrats Dave

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 17, 2013 at 3:39 AM

Great shot, David. I think your composition works very well as the dark BG.

Congrats on the WP!
D&L