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Spotted this little guy sitting on a dandelion while out for a walk this evening. Managed to get a couple of shots off before he headed off for safety.

Both pics:
Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro
1/160s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso100 with Flash

Shot in RAW and converted using C1LE v3.7 (which I love and back to using after my experimentation with RawEssentials).





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Your macros give everybody something to strive for! Beautiful! You must have one more steady hand.
 
Rich

Great capture. That fellow looks almost cute !

Thanks for sharing
Thierry
 
It almost looks like it's got two eyes (not actually sure what their eyes look like!), and nostrils and a mouth!!

I've never seen a spider that up close! Makes me want a Sigma Macro... but which one on a budget for occasional Macros - or a slightly more expensive one if I can use it for portraits as well?
 
pvrnet said:
Spotted this little guy sitting on a dandelion while out for a walk
this evening. Managed to get a couple of shots off before he
headed off for safety.
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This is not your ordinary spider shot, the fact something like a soft dandelion can support something that looks so big (I'm sure the perspective thing makes it look bigger than it is) is what grabs me here. The soft white offsets nicely the spider and again the subject is nicely lit.
pvrnet said:
Both pics:
Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro
1/160s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso100 with Flash

Shot in RAW and converted using C1LE v3.7 (which I love and back to
using after my experimentation with RawEssentials).



http://i.pbase.com/u26/dickie/upload/43526196.CRW_9453.jpg

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WOW, those shots are fantastic..great work!
 
Richard,

Your macro shots never cease to amaze me. Please fill the rest of us in on some details....
What type and brand of flash did you use?

Did you hand hold this shot? I'll scream if the answer is yes.

Is there a big difference in picture quality (sharpness and color) when shooting RAW versus LArge Fine JPEG? I've never shot RAW and maybe this is where my macro shots are lacking.

Thanks
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Rod Bradshaw
 
Thanks Rod,

I used a 420ex flash with a softbox. And yes this photo is hand-held. I rarely if ever use a tripod for my insect close-up work.

I find there is a HUGE diffierence when shooting RAW vs JPEG in overall image quality. RAW is much much better.

Good luck with your macros. Let me know when you post some.
rodbradshaw said:
Richard,
Your macro shots never cease to amaze me. Please fill the rest of
us in on some details....
What type and brand of flash did you use?

Did you hand hold this shot? I'll scream if the answer is yes.

Is there a big difference in picture quality (sharpness and color)
when shooting RAW versus LArge Fine JPEG? I've never shot RAW and
maybe this is where my macro shots are lacking.

Thanks
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Rod Bradshaw
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Justme said:
This is not your ordinary spider shot, the fact something like a
soft dandelion can support something that looks so big (I'm sure
the perspective thing makes it look bigger than it is) is what
grabs me here. The soft white offsets nicely the spider and again
the subject is nicely lit.
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You are right. In fact when I spotting this little guy on the dandelion I was not even sure it was a spider or alive for that matter. I had to get down on the ground and touch it with a piece of grass to see if it moved (which it did).

I am then amazed at the detail true macro lenses can capture that the human eye misses. The spider is about the size two seeds from the dandelion.
 
How did you get the black background? Was it natural or do you carry something around?

Cool shots! Between the spiders and dragonflies I saw today on in this forum I've enjoyed myself.

Thanks for posting (and your helpful comments and tips as well!!)

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The black background was natural. Meaning a natural result of using the camera at the settings I used with the flash.

At ISO 100, f16, 1/160s there was not enough light available for any exposure. Therefore, without using a flash with those settings the shot would have turn out pretty much black. When using the flash, the light from the flash is enough to light the foreground (insect, veg etc...) but not enough to light the background. The result is a black background with an illuminated foreground.

I hope I made some sense here. If not let me know and I will explain it better.

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