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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Itsy Bitsy Spider
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Upside Down III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: My greenhouse
Date: Oct 11, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2008

Whilst I was harvesting my chilli crop this little guy was on the roof of my green house. Shot with speedlite.

Copped to portrait, really need a battery grip so I can hold the camera more easily in portrait ... actually, I should have got the tripod out!!

Curves, levels, resize, usm, save

Hmmm, not really sure why this scored so badly, maybe people just don't like spiders?!

Statistics
Place: 108 out of 170
Avg (all users): 4.8588
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8636
Avg (non-participants): 4.8571
Views since voting: 877
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 170
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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10/22/2008 09:21:45 PM
Yep nice shot Bob. I agree with MaryO..I would have given this a 6 also in the upside down challenge, only because it's not technically upside down. Nonetheless the detail and the DOF is good I can't believe that some of the trolls in this site could ever give this a 1 or a 2. Morons!!!
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10/22/2008 04:55:07 PM
I like spiders! Not sure why this one scored so low. Perhaps it's the light of the speedlite. Although nice, it can't beat the sun.
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10/22/2008 03:20:04 PM
shame you got such a low score for such an excellent macro ..
you really take a risk entering insect, spider and creepy crawly shots in a challenge .. some of the best images can bomb out .. some ppl just arent into them and vote accordingly ..
i love the nearly metallic looking background, so soft and delicate that highlights your spider so well .. love the wispy web surrounding him .. its a great shot .. :)
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10/22/2008 11:46:00 AM
I would have given this a 7-it's a great macro with lovely DOF :)
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10/22/2008 09:08:33 AM
Ew; it's hairy and everything! I can practically see blood dripping off of it's fangs!!

It's positioned appropriately for the challenge and I like the DOF and detail (ignoring the fact that it's a SPIDER). I didn't vote in this one, but this looks like a 6 to me. Maybe tilt it a little more to the left and it would make more people think of it as upside down.
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10/22/2008 06:59:40 AM
I like this pic, i don't know why so many 3 and 2 was given to her score...
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10/22/2008 04:10:09 AM
This was one of my faves from the start from a technical point of view and that 9 on the chart was given by me.
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10/22/2008 04:07:53 AM
I think it's a great shot. As far as the challenge goes, I didn't vote, but I would lean toward a DNMC score (5-ish) because technically spiders really can't be upside down - unless they were on their back, IMO. Not a blatant DNMC, but I'd put it there with people who rotated their camera or photo 180°. Call me a nitpicking, narrow minded troll. :)
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10/22/2008 02:55:11 AM
I really like this photo, great bokeh and the spiderweb fades away awesomely. Voters have issues sometimes...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/19/2008 09:41:15 AM
Nice macro and the sort of DOF I personally really like (I know some people like the whole "subject" to be in focus but I like this sort of shallow DOF in my macros as I feel it adds interest.

Not sure how it will score though, spiders are not the most voter friendly subject.

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10/19/2008 12:25:54 AM
I need to figure out where the juicy spiders are in my area. This guy is so cool looking.
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