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Garden orb weaver

Postby tommyg on Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:21 am

In the past week a few of these have decided t move into our back yard ... which I found out by absolutely shitting myself after walking into one of their webs!

All handheld photos with D700 with 105 2.8 + 20mm extension tube and 2 SB-900s (one on camera, one in the other hand) - the worst part is the fact I'm only about 5-10 cms from her, and the wind keeps blowing the web around.

Any C&C appreciated

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Re: Garden orb weaver

Postby aim54x on Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:14 pm

looking good there Tommy!
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Re: Garden orb weaver

Postby wendellt on Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:07 pm

well done

perhaps you ca crop the first one as a square
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Re: Garden orb weaver

Postby DanielA on Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:04 pm

The lighting looks very good. The subject looks... unpleasant. :wink:
Number three would be my pick.

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Re: Garden orb weaver

Postby biggerry on Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:28 am

the fact I'm only about 5-10 cms from her, and the wind keeps blowing the web around.

:rotfl2: as the saying goes 'harden the f up'
it won't hurt ya.....much.

I really like the first one, however rotating it 180 or 90 would be better imo, with that BG you would not be able to tell which way is up :)

a bit like so...(let me know if you want it removed etc) with a bit of extra PP to boot..

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Re: Garden orb weaver

Postby surenj on Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:45 am

Quite like the Gerry version. I love the ominous feel created by the black background.
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