Spiders

scorpion_tyr · Jul 31, 2012

I'm taking a few years off from shooting people, and trying to focus on what I really enjoy, nature and wildlife. Been shooting a lot of spiders lately. C&C is welcome

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LaFoto · Jul 31, 2012

I do like the first - and mostly like where your light's coming from in that one!

cgipson1 · Jul 31, 2012

Would love to see more subject.. either higher magnification, or crops. Too much frame, not enough spider!

Snakeguy101 · Jul 31, 2012

I agree with cgipson1. I think you need to fill more of the frame with the spider. With these, my eyes hunt around the photo straining to find something to settle on and I am finding other things in the images that are holding my attention better than the spiders. I do like your lighting technique though.

Here is an old thread of mine that has some similar styled images if you are interested: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/nature-wildlife/279622-colors-spring.html

scorpion_tyr · Jul 31, 2012

Would love to see more subject.. either higher magnification, or crops. Too much frame, not enough spider!

Very true... Those first two were more artsy fartsy images I plan on having printed up rather large so when viewing it on my wall the spider will be about the size of one's head.

Until then... how about these?

scorpion_tyr · Jul 31, 2012

Here is an old thread of mine that has some similar styled images if you are interested: Colors of Spring

Very nice work! I loved the bee hanging from the flower... and in my opinion the first one had excellent lighting.

I do like the first - and mostly like where your light's coming from in that one!

Thanks! I used a 580EX II hand-held off camera... chasing those little guys around with a camera in one hand and a flash in the other can make me end up like a pretzel sometimes.