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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 17, 201368 views10 comments

A small visitor to my greenhouse seemed to be planning a quick escape! I took several shots of this spider before finally getting both the spider and the drag line in focus. Comments welcome.

Canon Rebel XTi
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro Telephoto @ 300mm
1/320 at f/11
ISO 200
Tripod
Cropped to about 60% of original
Corrections and some "punch" in PS
Potted chocolate mint inside my greenhouse, July 2012

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 17, 2013 at 10:23 AM

I really like the colors - the single strand of silk and the lighting on this on e

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 17, 2013 at 11:14 AM

Excellent composition & nice vibrant colors!

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 17, 2013 at 11:26 AM

awesome the spider stands our against beautiful background, well done

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 17, 2013 at 2:24 PM

Excellent dof management and comp to get the spider and strand sharp against the colorful, oof background. Well done, Jess.

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Comment posted by Jess Williams on February 18, 2013 at 11:47 AM

Thank you for the kind comments!

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 18, 2013 at 1:40 PM

Wow, what an eye-catching background! Great comp in this to get the spider and web line showcased against the colored background. I like your DOF choice which gets the spider, web, and part of the main leaf in good focus but the back leaf and background OOF. Well done, Jess!

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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on February 18, 2013 at 3:01 PM

Very nice shot. I like colors and composition.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 18, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Jess:

Terrific composition and beautiful bg to showcase this critter. I like how the leave and drag line forms a triangle and points directly at the spider.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 18, 2013 at 10:18 PM

Hi Jess

Beautifully composed, with a fine DOF choice

remarkable detail and color

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2013 at 3:44 PM

Great job on plan of focus management and glorious background colors. The zipline is a neat addition.

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