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Hon, is there something on my back?
Hon, is there something on my back?
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Challenge: Macro VI (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Home - Anacortes, Washington
Date: Oct 12, 2007
Aperture: F16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2007

 Garden Spider taken with Sigma f2.8 100mm Macro and reversed Nikon 50mm f1.8. Used one of my wifes watercolor paintings as background. Hardest part was getting this guy to sit still, even after cooling!

RAW conversion in RSP set at: color temp 2150, Tint -3, exposure comp +.32, fill light +15, shadow contrast +18, highlight contrast -13, custom curve at medium contrast. Saved as TIFF.

Cleaned in Noise Ninja set to auto. SAved as TIFF.

PSE4 to crop, auto smart fix at 20%, adj. brightness and contrast slightly, resize, sharpen, add border, save for web.


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Place: 45 out of 248
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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/28/2007 03:47:44 PM
Up close & personal!
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 10/22/2007 08:04:08 AM
Another spider shot robbed. This was excellent and should have placed higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/18/2007 01:12:49 PM
nice close up!
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Canon EOS 80D
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 10/17/2007 10:11:37 PM
IMO the narrow depth of field works against this - especially the out of focus leg in the left foreground.
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 10/17/2007 10:08:37 PM
great macro work. however I am terrified of spiders. 7 and good luck.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/17/2007 12:13:16 PM
Great macro shot. Clarity and sharpness are right on. Love the composition and choice of subject. Nice work.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/16/2007 06:55:43 PM
Spiders! I love 'em - and I like this slither of one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-H1
 10/16/2007 05:54:28 PM
9
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