Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 21, 2012105 views9 comments
I found this tiny spider on a flower petal yesterday. 7D, ISO 400, f/11, 1/800, 37mm extension tube, 70mm, ~75% of full frame
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 21, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Looks like it is in attack mode. Good eye. The comp is good as well, except I am not sure that including the flower center serves any purpose.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 21, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Good eye to see this white on white spider, and good detail on the spider. I also think you did well in the angle you shot this. I am not bothered by the flower center, but cropping the image to a square format might be interesting.
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Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 22, 2012 at 12:04 AM
Phillip, I originally included the center of the flower to give a sense of place and reduce the amount of cropping. I also couldn't find a balanced crop at this ratio without the center.
scott, good call on the square crop. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 22, 2012 at 9:17 AM
I really like the sharp lines in the petals and the clarity of the spider. It's a tough call on the crop. I like the original slightly better because there's more eye movement from the flower center out to the spider. I could see cropping about half of the bottom petal, to create more of a rectangle that would emphasize the lines in the petals.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 22, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Must have been hard to spot this spider. Looks like he could blend in well with the petals. Wonderful detail. I really like the cropped version.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 22, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Hi Rob Perfectly captured love it!!! I would only crop the bottom, but cropping is very subjective
Albert Darmo
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Comment posted by Andrey Antov on September 24, 2012 at 12:06 AM
I love the composition and the detail on the spider. The second crop also looks good. So many possibilities out of one image.
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Comment posted by David Thomas on September 25, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Interesting and excellent. I like the square crop, with shadows of the spider's legs becoming a more important part of the composition.
Dave Thomas, Leesburg, VA
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Comment posted by David Thomas on September 25, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Interesting and excellent. I like the square crop, with shadows of the spider's legs becoming a more important part of the composition.
Dave Thomas, Leesburg, VA
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9 commentsscott, good call on the square crop. Thanks for the suggestion.
Albert Darmo
Dave Thomas, Leesburg, VA
Dave Thomas, Leesburg, VA