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Darkling Darling - 610

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 12, 201380 views9 comments

I've tried to create an impression of growing darkness or gloom here.
I used flash & removed most of the 'sparkle' from the frame.
I did however leave the fangs to glisten

F/16, 1/200th, ISO 800, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm + 1.4x ext.
It's a tiny Green Lynx Spiderling.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on November 12, 2013 at 1:58 PM

Good lord! It's like (s)he's emerging from the sea to threaten me. Very effective.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 12, 2013 at 2:24 PM

Oh my gosh, it's a movie poster for the movie "Them". Oh wait, they were giant ants.....

Very cool shot here, Howard.......scary too....

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Comment posted by Beth Huebner on November 12, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Hate these creatures and found myself shivering as I looked at it but thought the photography was great. The fact it had me shivering is testimony to the power of the image. Very good, yet scary, image

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on November 12, 2013 at 8:32 PM

This reminds me of why I don't like spiders. I'll pass on the large version.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 12, 2013 at 9:10 PM

My God, look at the fangs on that thing! Your photo reminds me of the old horror movies, where insects have been irradiated and are enormous......eating all the people in their path

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 12, 2013 at 9:52 PM

Ok, Howard, the larger version is just CREEPY!

Great photography to turn this "tiny" spider into a horror movie shot. I like your low shooting angle, the pose you caught of his spiky legs grasping toward the viewer(!!), and the glistening fangs. I think I may have nightmares as a result of this weeks' theme.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 13, 2013 at 6:08 PM

The b&w with highlights definitely feels creepy. Nice pose, details, and comp. Howard.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 13, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Howard, this is masterful lighting and processing to create such a menacing-looking image! Very effective comp, also; it helps give the appearance of a really big creature on a broad landscape -- nowhere to hide.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 16, 2013 at 8:23 PM

Great shading and composition to make this look so menacing.

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