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Challenge: Bad (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: The Garden, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
Date: Feb 4, 2007
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2007
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My wife was watering the garden. We have allocated watering days because of the drought. She pointed out this fellow who was about 15mm in size (about 1/2 inch). I took about 70 images using my SB600 flash with a Lightsphere to soften the light. I used my Sigma 105mmm 2.8 Macro, a lens love. I pulled back the flash a little but because it was dark, couldn't get a better exposure than this. I would have preferred anouther coulour background, but in the end, I don't mind how it goes from light to dark...adds an eerie quality.
EDIT: Crop, levels, saturation, noise reduction, smart sharpen, resize, USM...I think that's it.
6.2???
POST: Thanks everyone, and yes, sorry to scare you all. I HATE spiders as well and you have to know I was particularly wary of this one. He wasn't too big actually, and my macro made him/her look huge! It's an outdoor, night time image. I like the background gradient. The lighter part is actually a post in our picket fence.
I took many images and ocasionally it would move and I would freak out! I managed to get about 5 or 6 inches away and get shots like this.
My wife had hosed the garden and that's what bought it out. There are water drops on the body. The lightspere on my flast did an OK job and that Sigma 105mm 2.8 is so sharp...no tripod here, and if I had one, it might have been even sharper, cause a macro at 1/60 isn't a good idea and I am not the steadiest person around.
Thanks again for the votes and comments. Interesting there were only 4 10's, not that I am complaining, but I have had many images that didn't do as well as this with many more...was it the subject matter? |
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02/14/2007 07:46:28 AM |
| Great shot, Enzo. Spiders are sooo difficult to photograph well. You did a super job here. |
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02/14/2007 07:13:43 AM |
| Yuckie....I don't like spiders...but my god....that is one hell of a capture. |
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02/14/2007 01:06:58 AM |
| Thought this shot was absolutely chilling! Great stuff, congrats for the top 10 placing! :) |
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02/14/2007 12:29:25 AM |
| My spider photos never come out this good. Congrats on a top ten finish! |
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02/14/2007 12:05:47 AM |
| Awesome job! Congratulations on the top 10! |
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02/13/2007 06:21:34 PM |
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02/13/2007 05:10:45 PM |
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02/13/2007 04:17:10 AM |
| eerkkkkkkkk! I do not hate spiders, but this one is really ghoshhh! But a nice pic ! |
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02/10/2007 05:10:33 AM |
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02/10/2007 04:45:39 AM |
No, No, NO! Please, please don't let this end up on the front page....
Fine macro work, but I really don't want to view this one again. |
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02/09/2007 04:06:46 PM |
| Wow. That's freaky. Glad we don't have those here (too cold right now). |
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02/08/2007 08:43:11 PM |
| I absolutely hate spiders!!!! Great pic though. 7. |
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02/08/2007 08:21:02 PM |
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02/07/2007 11:48:52 PM |
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02/07/2007 11:23:15 PM |
| Hideous! I hate spiders, but this photo is wonderful! |
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02/07/2007 01:46:45 PM |
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02/07/2007 11:46:12 AM |
| That's just nasty. Very, very bad! |
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02/07/2007 08:41:43 AM |
| I love a cool spider shot and this fits the bill. Great detail and colors. My wife will be seriously freaked out when she comes along this in voting. 8 for now. |
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02/07/2007 01:50:51 AM |
Yikes! the detail on this is profoundly creepy
Fantastic. This'll do very well
Badness in spidery form.
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02/07/2007 12:25:25 AM |
Ummmmm.. ewwwww ewwww ICK ICK ICK.
*ahem*
Very very excellent and wonderfully detailed photo. Congrats. |
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