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Spring is coming

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Spring is coming
As spring is slowly setting in some of the macro subjects i love to photograph are showing up again. So did this little Jumping Spider so i took the MP-E 65mm and Twin Flash out of the moth-balls and gave it a shot whilst it posed for me on some flower petals...

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: F 13
Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: - 1
Flash:yes: Canon MT 24EX with custom made & Gary Fong Puffer Diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -2
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 200
Lens: Canon MPE-65mm F2.8 Macro
Focal length: 84,5 mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Posted by Karen Summers on March 23, 2010 at 2:04 PM
wow look at those eyes great shot
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 23, 2010 at 2:18 PM
A cracking shot Jeroen. It reminds me of those old 'B' movies. :smile:
Posted by Peter Cairns on March 23, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Impact!

Pete
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 23, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Wonderful shot Jeroen :toast:

when I saw first saw it my first thought was "Monster" :smile:


I am looking forward to dusting off the macro lens.
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 23, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Can't wait to get my Macro out too! Sharp where it matters, nice image!
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on March 23, 2010 at 3:51 PM
nicely taken Jeroen, I've yet to see one of these this year. My only nit would be that the MT-24 always shows 2 very distinct catchlights on the eyes of these spiders but absolutely nothing you could do about that. I've found that the eyes do look a lot more natural with a single flashlight (but for other subjects I think the MT-24 produces excellent results when diffused properly). Great work though - I look forward to seeing more.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 23, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Excellent Jeroen, you've been watching 'Harry Potter' again. :biggrin:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 23, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Tremendous work Jeroen. The eyes look like jewels.

Paul I am tempted to make a comment but won't :biggrin: :wink: :wink: