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Cross Orbweaver #2
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Cross Orbweaver #2

by Yun Gao

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 5, 2015177 views11 comments
This is the same spider as my previous post. 

D90, 105mm, f/6.3, 1/1600, ISO 640, handheld, 85% of original frame. September 2015.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on November 5, 2015 at 7:00 AM
My take on this view is pretty much the same as on the closer up version, Yun. Excellent light, color, subject detail, and bg. As between the two, I do prefer the closer view. 
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 5, 2015 at 4:55 PM
It sure is glowing nicely, Yun, and shows excellent detail.  The highlighted grass in the background adds a fine sense of place.  It's diagonal stem perch works well also.  In this view, it might be worth burning-in the brighter area in the lower left.  They look good here, but darkening them a bit would put even more attention on the spider.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 5, 2015 at 8:47 PM
The larger image is a must. Great detail and dof on the spider and the lighting is really sweet. I also like the composition. 
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 6, 2015 at 10:56 AM
Yun ..some fine details and light as the previous post..a squarish crop with most of the right side of the frame not being there..? 
Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on November 8, 2015 at 11:56 AM
I like this one too, but I would suggest a further crop (same aspect ratio) to put the spider a bit more in the urc, at the same time emphasising the brown-green V on the left. 
Registered on November 2, 2015, 18 Posts, 192 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 8, 2015 at 7:41 PM
May be the same spider but certainly not the same image. The spider is good, but the BG is awesome! This is just plain good! I will willingly be in the minority and say I like it just as it is. I wouldn't change a thing.devildevil
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 8, 2015 at 8:59 PM
Brilliant!  I hate spiders,but love your image of one.  Love the translucent quality of the spider.  Soft focus is very effective.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on November 13, 2015 at 8:05 PM
Wonderful comp and detail in the spider. The blurred out grass in the background is perfect. Love the colors and the highlights in the spider legs.
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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 14, 2015 at 9:23 AM
Congratulations on the weekly pick!  Well deserved.
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 25, 2015 at 7:44 AM
Wonderful light, love the glow!  Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 27, 2015 at 6:24 PM
Hello Yun crying  Excellent  work.     the  bg   and  colors  are  a delight to see .... congrats  on a well deserved  WPdevildevil

Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments