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Spider web

by Soubhik Patranabis

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 13, 201447 views5 comments
Following Ram's footsteps just before mowing the lawn this weekend spotted the spiderweb with a few drops of water on the grass and wanted to take a shot of the same. Was able to take a few quick shots when I spotted the spider in there, and then it vanished, not before I could take a couple of shots :smile: ...

a long way to go but here are the specs ..focus stack of two pictures with canon 5D Mk II, 100mm macro, 1/60, F11 at ISO 1250.

Thanks for your critiques and comments as always.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on August 14, 2014 at 12:25 AM
Love the little starburst in the dew drops, Soubhik. The OOF grass is a little distracting, but a pretty cool spider image.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 14, 2014 at 11:01 AM
Gary - these water drops are from the sprinklers, not due drops. Agree with the oof grass blade but was not able to crop it without cropping the spider or the starburst.
Registered on January 25, 2010, 54 Posts, 610 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 14, 2014 at 12:12 PM
You got the spider and many of the drops nice and clear. Views like this are very challenging because you have to include lots of structure in the "background" since the web is in the grass. The only way I could see to improve on this view is to not have the oof blades of grass. That might be possible from a different angle with a lot more images in your stack or by finding another web and spider. The star burst angle will change with the sun, so it shows up at a different angle depending on the time of day.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 14, 2014 at 4:17 PM
It's a good image, Soubhik, showing the spider in an interesting environment. The tiny sunstars are cool, but the oof grass blade detracts from the image. I would either crop the very top to eliminate the blown highlight or else clone in more grass blade over that area. :wavey:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 14, 2014 at 9:33 PM
Soubhik, This is a tough situation with an interesting subject. Background is what it is, so let me enjoy the water drops, starburst, refractions and of course the spider.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments