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Picture of the Week 19.07.05

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Picture of the Week 19.07.05

Postby Glen on Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:32 am

This weeks Picture of the Week is by Jereon from Belgium. A great macro of a spider with tremendous background which really highlights the spider.

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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:44 am

Okay - I'll be back in a week when that picture is not on the front page...

Actually, no.. Adblock in Firefox works nicely...
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Postby MHD on Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:51 am

eeew! Excellent POTW!
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Postby wendellt on Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:56 am

Great work Jereon
you have captured the moment with style!
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Postby Greg B on Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:30 pm

Great shot Jereon, very well done.

Good choice Glen.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:34 pm

Excellent shot Jereon.

Great use of the background and of the macro.

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Postby shinwood on Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:48 pm

Wicked shot Jereon.

I'm off to my shed now....with the Mortein!

Good work.
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:51 pm

Excellent - well picked Glen and well done Jereon :D
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Postby MCWB on Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:09 pm

Guys, speeling! ;) Should be "Jeroen"...

Regardless, it's an awesome shot, somewhat spooky! :shock:
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:16 pm

Doh! I see you're right! Sorry Jeroen! :)
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Postby gstark on Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:05 pm

MCWB wrote:Guys, speeling! ;) Should be "Jeroen"...


And while we're at it, always be sure to read what you've written, and make sure that you've not any words out.

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Postby gstark on Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:07 pm

My, what hairy legs you've got, grandma.

Great shot, well worthy of PotW.
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Postby Geoff on Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:17 pm

I thought this was a great contender when it was first posted! Congrats Jeroen and well done to Glen for an excellent choice in POTW! :)
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Postby MHD on Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:05 pm

What was the light source... it is very well lit
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Postby Jeroen on Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:34 pm

Oke Thanks all for the nice compliments.

oke some more information about the pic.

the spider was spotted in my garden and the background is a brick wall. The lichting was a low sun. (pic was taken early in the morning)
the equipment I did use:

nikon D70
Sigma 90mm 2,8 macro af
Manfroto Thripot

exiff
ExposureTime : 1/25Sec
FNumber : F5,0
ExposureProgram : Program Normal
DateTimeOriginal : 2005:07:15 05:48:19
MeteringMode : Spot
LightSource : Unidentified
Flash : Not fired
FocalLength : 92,00(mm)
FocalLength(35mm) : 138(mm)
UserComment : Sigma 90mm 2,8 macro AF
CustomRendered : Normal process
ExposureMode : Auto
WhiteBalance : Auto
SceneCaptureType : Standard
GainControl : None
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal
SubjectDistanceRange : 15cm



I'm sorry iff my Englisch is not so well, but I hope you understand what I Mean

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Postby mic on Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:37 pm

Great capture Jeroen,

Don't worry about your english, it's fine, a lot of people here ain't spot on :wink:

Well done,

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Postby Alex on Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:43 pm

Great photo Jeroen! Well done.

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Postby MCWB on Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:03 pm

Jeroen wrote:I'm sorry iff my Englisch is not so well, but I hope you understand what I Mean

Perfectly. :) Thanks; once again it's a great shot!

Oh and Gary, speeling. ;)
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Postby Slider on Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:05 am

Great shot. Love macros :D
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