Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 3, 201254 views2 comments
Three flowers of the Hairy Shadow Witch orchid, Ponthieva racemosa.
Canon 40D 100mm macro lens, ISO 1600, f/6.3 1/60 (tripod) Exp. comp -1-2/3
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on October 4, 2012 at 10:01 PM
What a strange name for a beautiful flower! With a name like that, I guess the little spider with the bright beady eyes fits right in! Good job keeping all three flowers in good focus. Background is a little noisy but to be expected with ISO 1600 I guess.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on October 5, 2012 at 6:56 AM
Carolyn,
I actually think we are seeing the other end of that little spider. The little orange dots and other shading are a pretty good match for the abdomen of an orchard spider, Leucauge venusta.
And yes, 1600 noise. That was deep in the woods with a thick canopy, fairly early in the morning trying to photograph this plant before the wind came up.
Paul
Registered on July 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 122 Comments
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2 commentsI actually think we are seeing the other end of that little spider. The little orange dots and other shading are a pretty good match for the abdomen of an orchard spider, Leucauge venusta.
And yes, 1600 noise. That was deep in the woods with a thick canopy, fairly early in the morning trying to photograph this plant before the wind came up.
Paul