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Come into my parlour
Come into my parlour
krystofa


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Challenge: Circle (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: Manchester, England
Date: Jul 2, 2005
Aperture: 28mm
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400 sec.
Date Uploaded: Jul 5, 2005

 Spider taken in my garden. Obviously, the circle in question is his web.

I'm not 100% happy with this picture, the chicken wire in the background (which the bramble is tied to) is too visable and the web it's self is rather obscure in places. However, this is first tentative steps into this world!

The picture was taken resting the camera on the back of a chair; I must buy a tripod.

Statistics
Place: 458 out of 545
Avg (all users): 4.2767
Avg (commenters): 4.2000
Avg (participants): 4.3034
Avg (non-participants): 4.2377
Views since voting: 623
Views during voting: 387
Votes: 300
Comments: 12
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/11/2005 10:30:33 PM
Now, why did you have to go and do that?? Gave me shivers! 7
 07/11/2005 12:48:46 AM
needs more contrast and more DOF
 07/10/2005 11:22:53 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 1/2
Contrast/Colors: 1/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
Composition: 1/2
My Subjective Affinity: 0/2

I think that your subject should stand out more from your background. There is not a lot of contrast between foreground/background. The web is neat looking, especially with the dew on it, but that is really the only thing that I like.
 07/09/2005 01:02:55 PM
I don't really feel like a circle is dominant here. A little more contrast could really help the spider to pop out too.
 07/09/2005 05:38:20 AM
these are a true wonder of nature, well caught and nice dof
 07/08/2005 04:17:50 PM
light is very dull and there is no pop ...
 07/07/2005 10:10:17 PM
I think this could have used a boost in contrast - it looks a little flat and washed out.
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 07/07/2005 03:38:29 PM
this would be a great shot if you got a stronger focus on the spyder and a less distracting backround but I like the idea.
good luck
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 07/06/2005 11:47:42 AM
Could use a bit more saturation.
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 07/06/2005 03:27:52 AM
I recon the background just needs to reced a little. The green blackberries and leaves drsw the attention away from the web, which isn't as prominent as it could be with some supplementary lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/06/2005 12:51:57 AM
A shallow depth of field would help to isolate the spider and the web from the background foliage.
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 07/06/2005 12:16:38 AM
Needs contrast!
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