Posted by jack chapman on March 14, 2008 at 3:13 PM
never really tried much macro before aside from a few seedheads and flowers so i don't really know much about where too start, so any advice and critique would be especially useful
if anyone knows what it is for sure i'd appreciate it too
taken in my kitchen
350D + 1.4 extender + 300mm F4L + somesort of dioptre + through glass
3.2 @ F14
ISO 100
full frame
Posted by eric weight on March 14, 2008 at 3:17 PM
That's surreal, so I like it. It's a weird world out there in macro-land. I just know them as harvestmen.
Eric
Posted by John Robinson on March 14, 2008 at 4:18 PM
That's a great shot of a harvestman. Wonderful light.
A teeny bit tight in the frame for me but nothing deparate.
JohnR
That looks like a spitting spider tome not a Harvestman. But i'm not an expert.
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 14, 2008 at 7:12 PM
I personally like the shallow DOF on this, and the tight framing works for me too, my only nit is that the colour looks a bit "Tungsten", otherwise I really like it!
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 15, 2008 at 7:31 AM
Hi Jack,
Not really a macro shooter myself (but will be giving it a bash this year!). This shot looks great! I too like the choice of DOF! Love the colours!
Posted by Paula Graham on March 15, 2008 at 9:22 AM
Not keen on spiders but I like this shot, very artistic with beautiful colours.
Discussion
8 repliesif anyone knows what it is for sure i'd appreciate it too
taken in my kitchen
350D + 1.4 extender + 300mm F4L + somesort of dioptre + through glass
3.2 @ F14
ISO 100
full frame
A teeny bit tight in the frame for me but nothing deparate.
JohnR
Not really a macro shooter myself (but will be giving it a bash this year!). This shot looks great! I too like the choice of DOF! Love the colours!
I quite like the limited DoF, but the framing and colour don't work for me I'm afraid.
Still, one of the least photogenic spiders I can think of, and the shot is certainly above avaerage for this species!
Greg