Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 1, 2009 at 8:17 AM
One from a very windy Saturday that I quite liked, its not as gory as some of the other I took
D300
Nikon 105 2.8 Macro with 27.5mm Tube
1/30 sec at f16 ring flash set to - 2 stops
Tripod with cable release.
Processed in NX2
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 1, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Hi Ian
Nice degree of sharpness and a great illustration of how spiders 'hunt'. My only minor nit would be that the BG in a little distracting, but then you shoot them were you find them. Maybe a smaller aperture?
The spider itself is great with the focus bang on, I like how the nearest leg is in sharp focus too.
The lighter areas in the background draw the eye slightly and are a little unfortunate, but still a good image and a decent result in what sounds like far from ideal conditions.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 2, 2009 at 4:37 AM
Nice image Ian, super detail in the spider, nits covered.
Discussion
5 repliesD300
Nikon 105 2.8 Macro with 27.5mm Tube
1/30 sec at f16 ring flash set to - 2 stops
Tripod with cable release.
Processed in NX2
Nice degree of sharpness and a great illustration of how spiders 'hunt'. My only minor nit would be that the BG in a little distracting, but then you shoot them were you find them. Maybe a smaller aperture?
Cheers,
Chris
The lighter areas in the background draw the eye slightly and are a little unfortunate, but still a good image and a decent result in what sounds like far from ideal conditions.
Nice image Ian, super detail in the spider, nits covered.
Andy...