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Spider with egg case
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Spider with egg case

by John Robinson

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted May 24, 201174 views7 comments
This spider hung the cocoon in a flimsey web in the greenhouse.

D200 50 mm macro
ISO 100 25th sec @f5.6
4 stacked images czm
Levels
70% of full frame.
Slight hitch on spiders body.
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 24, 2011 at 8:54 PM
Hey John, nice details and BG.
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Comment posted by Varina Patel on May 25, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Wow! The fantastic background really lets this lovely little mama take center stage! The details are excellent, too. Well done, John.
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on May 25, 2011 at 8:23 PM
Thanks all.
This was a difficult one. Ithink I had to take out two layers due to movement. left the back of the incy a little bit not right.
Cheers
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM
John:
Great stacking for a moving subject. You seem to be making CZM work very nicely for you. I used CZM before but I find Helicon easier and I can load the raw file directly without having to convert to JPG. Matters not though, your stacks are outstanding and CZM is free!.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 26, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Great picture, John! I like the BG; the color and eveness helps showcase the spider and web. It's not a pretty web this guy made but, hey, it does the job. Great details throughout the picture. Good find.
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Comment posted by David E Lester on May 26, 2011 at 7:20 PM
Can't get any better than this..well done!!
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Comment posted by mark cillo on May 27, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Cool macro shot. The solid green BG works well here and the details are well captured :wavey:
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