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Tunnel Spider

by Ganesh H Shankar

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 21, 20083,722 views34 comments
This image is lit by three sources of light - early morning cloudy ambient light, a little bit of flash light and a warm balanced torch light.

Image details - Nikon D300, 200mm f4 micro, 1/8s @ f36,full frame, saved at jpg quality of 6 to fit the file size limitation. Thanks for your views.

Comments

34 comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 21, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Ganesh ...this is a stunner .....!!! through the roof ...!!! :toast:

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 21, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Superb image. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Jeremy Week on October 21, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Great composition! I really like the light on the subject.
Registered on February 19, 2007, 62 Posts, 394 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on October 21, 2008 at 4:07 PM
What a beautiful, dazzling image, Ganesh! I love these droplets, never seen so many, so packed together. How is it possible that the spider can walk on these droplets without disturbing them? :toast:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on October 22, 2008 at 5:36 AM
This is astounding: great composition, great detail, and amazing light. I think the warm light on the spider pushes this image past 'excellent.'
:toast:
Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on October 22, 2008 at 7:35 AM
Sweet image, Ganesh! :cool:
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments
Comment posted by David Cobb on October 22, 2008 at 9:12 AM
This is a beaut Ganesh. I've seen scenes like this, but never with the spider nearby. Outstanding!

David M. Cobb
Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments
Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 22, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Fantastic :toast: :toast: :toast:

Paolo
Registered on August 29, 2007, 318 Posts, 1651 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 23, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Unusual subject, great comp and detail. A winner for sure.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on October 26, 2008 at 4:19 PM
:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
Comment posted by Arthur Sevestre on October 27, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Congratulations with a very well-deserved EP. This is fantastic work! Love every pixel of it :biggrin:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 275 Posts, 888 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 27, 2008 at 12:09 PM
What a striking image! Certainly deserving of the EP!
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 27, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Ganesh,
I have not been able to spend time online this week, so I missed this. I think this is one of the best macro images I have ever seen! Your imaginative lighting really did the trick.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on October 28, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Really cool and creative find. Beautifully presented.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 28, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Ganesh: Superbly crafted image. Bravo! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Darwin Wiggett on October 28, 2008 at 6:05 PM
We're not worthy!

Holy crap this is amazing! I have been shooting nearly 25 years and have nothing even close to this great of a macro shot - get entering it into photo contests! Darwin
Registered on November 1, 2003, 100 Posts, 1327 Comments
Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on October 29, 2008 at 5:25 AM
Thank you all for your kind words - it encourages me to explore more such designs in nature. :wavey:
Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 29, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Masterful! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on October 30, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Beautiful :wavey: :toast:
Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments
Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on November 3, 2008 at 9:51 AM
This is simply amazing!
Registered on November 25, 2007, 81 Posts, 1234 Comments
Comment posted by Christine Adams on November 4, 2008 at 5:52 PM
This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO amazing!!! Ganesh, like Darwin wrote, enter it into many photo contests!! It's a sure winner!!! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments
Comment posted by Nilanjan Das on November 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM
I have never seen a person shooting macro the way you do, somehow its always so different, the perspective, the placement of subjects, creativity, lights, I would say it has crossed perfection limits. :toast: :toast: . Carry on pal, seeing your work inspires the whole world.:)
Registered on June 5, 2008, 94 Posts, 383 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Fellowes on November 23, 2008 at 2:17 PM
This is just stunning - fantastic!

Mark
Registered on January 3, 2007, 8 Posts, 56 Comments
Comment posted by William Brozy on January 4, 2009 at 10:42 AM
A huge CONGRATS Ganesh! This fine image certainly is quite deserving of this award/honor. And it's about time an arachnid gets top billing.

Your work is exceptional and extremely unique and I wish you continued success in the following years. Excellent! And again congrats! :toast:
Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments
Comment posted by Alan Bryant on January 4, 2009 at 11:59 AM
What a awesome image :eek:

HUGE congrats :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments
Comment posted by Guy Rogers on January 4, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Hello Ganesh.

Congrats.

Your Macro work is just stunning and is well place for the winning image.


:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments
Comment posted by Christine Adams on January 4, 2009 at 8:14 PM
When I first saw this, I was totally stunned! I am so happy you took top honor for the year on this image. Who-whoooooo!!!

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 4, 2009 at 11:13 PM
I hadn't seen this before and it's simply stunning Ganesh. Huge congrats for the image itself and for the honor you've deservedly recieved for it. :toast: :toast:
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 5, 2009 at 12:33 AM
What a unique portrayal of a spider web and the comp with the spider is perfect. Nicely done. Congrats on the 2008 EPA.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on January 5, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Congrats to you too, Ganesh! When I saw this image for the first time I knew it would be a winner, it's gorgeous! :toast:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on January 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Fantastic image, Ganesh...congrats! :toast:
Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 7, 2009 at 9:49 AM
Heartiest Congtarulations on a very well-deserved award!
And a BIG THANKYOU for introducing me to such a wonderful forum, I never thought it could be so educational!

Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on January 7, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Congrats on the EPA, Ganesh! Absolutely stunning!
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on January 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Wonderful, what a capture this is! :toast:
Registered on April 7, 2007, 169 Posts, 725 Comments