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Predator of the Swamp
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Predator of the Swamp

by Bill Leggett

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 8, 2014148 views5 comments
Seems that the Golden-silks Nephila clavipes are populating Jean Lafitte NP. I found several of these gals on Monday morning, but this is the only one that presented herself in good light and a pleasing BG. Her suitor was in the web above, just out of frame. I was fortunate that the BG was in the distance so that I could choose a smaller aperture to get her and the web in good focus. Full frame, larger image included.

E-5 ZD50-200 (170mm) Manfrotto 410 geared head on GT2531, ISO 100 1/3 f8 -1/3EV, 4 second delay with MLU, processed RAW in Olympus Studio 2, tweaked a bit in CS4.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Charles Rose on August 8, 2014 at 1:33 PM
This is a well captured image! No complaints here at all. :toast:
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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 8, 2014 at 10:07 PM
You've posted some superb captures of these magnificent spiders, Bill. This is another super image. Fantastic detail. :toast:
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 8, 2014 at 10:08 PM
Great shot Bill! Subject and its web show up nicely from background................................Jim
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 9, 2014 at 5:36 PM
Crazy good, Bill. What's not to like here. Just a superb frame :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 11, 2014 at 9:02 AM
Wow, definitely up close and personal, Bill. The details in the spider are terrific (and very hard to get in a single shot, congrats) and the background wonderfully soft and complementary.
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