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24-JUN-2006 Michael Shealy

Tiny Spidey

This little guy, less than 1/4" long, built this web in a Grapefruit tree leaf.

Canon EOS D60 ,Sigma 150mm f2.8 EX DG Macro
1/350s f/9.5 at 150.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time24-Jun-2006 10:39:22
MakeCanon
ModelEOS D60
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length150 mm
Exposure Time1/350 sec
Aperturef/9.5
ISO Equivalent800
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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ctfchallenge27-Jun-2007 13:00
Thanks, Britt. Your comment is well appreciated. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2007 18:10
Thanks for the suggestion, Techo. Done! It looks pretty good to me now. There is a bit of texture in the leaf that looks like noise but I don't think it really is. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge25-Jun-2007 15:30
I've seen these around the yard, and they are the tiniest of spiders I've seen. I tried getting a few shots with the 100mm macro lens, and would have to really crop a lot of the pic to get a closeup view. The point of focus works really well here. Would only suggest some selective noise reduction on just the background itself.

-Techo
ctfchallenge23-Jun-2007 11:53
That is definitely one tiny spidey! The legs are the delicate part for me. Britt
ctfchallenge22-Jun-2007 23:06
Thanks for the comment, Tom. I uploaded a different shot of this little fella (same time/session) and I'm thinking about the cropping advice and the unresolved issues, i.e. DOF, primarily. This is on the ragged edge of acceptability, seems to me. While I'm at it, I have to recommend the Sigma 150mm Macro lens for "tiny" stuff, tho there are numerous others, but I'm very happy with this one. I have learned that the f/2.8 is pretty much irrelevant tho, in that in order to get acceptable DOF (in a macro shot) I need f/11 or higher. This just barely fits the little fella into focus with nothing more left at f/9.5. Thanks again for the kind words of encouragement. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge22-Jun-2007 04:19
I'be been hoping to find a good spider web but haven't, so yours will do for mine. There seem to be some unresloved technical problems in capturing such a diminutive creature, but the 'delicate' colors and "tiny" aspect of the spider offset them. I know I'm a cropping maniac, but it seems that this little guy could command a bit more presence if the stage weren't so huge. -tv