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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 21, 2015458 views7 comments

PRAISE THE…. SPIDER WEBS!!!!

At long last…after 5 years of being a finalist, I finally got awarded a Highly Commended in the prestigious Travel Photographer Of The Year Contest. I'm in spider heaven cool

This photo is one of the photos of the winning series 'Spider Webs'.

Dewy mornings always invite me to go for the 50mm lens full open, using extension tubes to create an exuberant bokeh in the dew drops, back-lit by the rising sun. Have used it on several subjects, this time it was spider webs.

Nikon D800E, Nikkor AF-D 50mm f/1.8, extension tubes, hand held.

All winning images can be viewed here: http://www.tpoty.com/winners/2015

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 21, 2015 at 6:47 PM

Wow, the is dazzling, Ingrid. laugh

The abstract design is amazing. I'd love to get something like this some day. I have been casually searching for a used 50, but getting one is a priority after seeing this. devil

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 22, 2015 at 8:35 AM

Love the "chains of bright rings" here Ingrid. Congrats on your award. Your, pushed beyond it's design limits, use of this lens has provided some outstanding images and will have me looking into this approach also.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM

Ingrid,
Cool image indeed that draws the viewer in and holds their interest effortlessly.
Congratulations on the award and your determination of 5 years . . . devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 23, 2015 at 10:50 PM

Very cool, Ingrid. I really like the effect you got on this. Nice work and congratulations.

devil

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 24, 2015 at 6:26 PM

Hi Ingrid crying

Again very creative work....... Love all these abstract designs, and in beautiful symmetrical form devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Huvelle on December 25, 2015 at 5:46 PM

Ingrid,

I love bokeh, and your nature bokeh is so beautiful.

Sharon

Registered on December 7, 2015, 9 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on December 6, 2016 at 1:38 AM

You are such a master at these spider webs and the dew! You have continued to explore the subject in amazingly different ways. What an inspiration!

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments