Macro Monday - Deep in the Weeds

7 years 8 months ago #490517 by A-PeeR
Came across a Green Lynx spider a few weeks back. Second one I have seen this year. I think they are more prevalent than I thought I just don’t notice them as they camouflage themselves well. I probably wouldn’t have notice this one but I was photographing wild grass seed heads and this one just happened to be on an adjacent stalk. Heavy cloud cover made for a very nice overcast day. Thick white clouds radiating a nice, even, and clean white light. Time to break out the tripod rig and have a go at available light macro. Glad I did as the illumination provided an even exposure over the subject and perch. The one bad thing about overcast days, the light is so even that often the background has the tendency to look flat and there is little hue/tonal variations. 

Image specs: Tripod mounted 5-D3, Sigma 105 w/72mm tubes @ ~ 2:1 f/11, SS 1/13, ISO 200, ambient light. Slight  crop in post.




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7 years 8 months ago #490519 by Screamin Scott
Nice capture & lighting William. BTW, I deleted the duplicate post that had no image attached for you.

Scott Ditzel Photography

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7 years 8 months ago #490520 by A-PeeR
Thanks Scott for the comment and deleting the errant post. I'm slowly getting the hang of the site ;-)


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7 years 8 months ago #490635 by effron
Well shot spider!!!

Why so serious?
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7 years 8 months ago #490651 by Sarah Ramirez
I hate spiders, but I love this shot! So well composed. Good stuff!


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7 years 8 months ago #490714 by A-PeeR
Thank you Effron, your comment is much appreciated.


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7 years 8 months ago #490715 by A-PeeR
Thank you Sarah. I never hated spiders but did have an irrational fear of them before I started shooting macro. Through photography I learned my fears were unfounded and like all things in nature, spiders have their place. 


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7 years 8 months ago #490719 by Ian Stone
Bravo on a well done shot!  


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7 years 8 months ago #490796 by Tim Dordeck
I really wish I had the patience for macro, you guys when you deliver.  You deliver in a big way!  


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7 years 8 months ago #490820 by Tyler Otis
I love that this was taken with ambient light. I think artificial lighting wouldn't have been nearly as pleasing to view. Excellent shot!


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7 years 8 months ago #490837 by Alex
Oh yeah, this is a winner!  

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7 years 8 months ago #490871 by A-PeeR

Thank you Ian, glad you enjoyed the image...



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7 years 8 months ago #490872 by A-PeeR
Hi Tim - No doubt about it macro takes patience and lots of practice. Every now and then the efforts pay off and one captures a nice shot. Thank you for the comments.


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7 years 8 months ago #490873 by A-PeeR
Hi Tyler - I too like ambient light macro photography. If I had my way I would shoot it exclusively. That said, conditions in the field, light and more often slight breezes, necessitate the use of diffused flash to capture the subject in a pleasing frame. Thank you for your comments. 


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7 years 8 months ago #490874 by A-PeeR
Thank you for the endorsement Alex!


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