I found this large garden spider while wandering around a resort in Florida in search of fauna. I really liked how the backlit legs seemed to glow yellow and didn't even know there was a macro challenge when I shot it. This was a tough shot since I only had a monopod with me, the evening light was fading, and the web was blowing around in a stiff breeze, but shoot enough frames and eventually you'll get a sharp one. I had a difficult time deciding between this one and a tree frog macro I really liked, but there's no question about meeting the challenge with this one! ;-)
Processing: Convert from RAW with extra vibrance, clarity and saturation. Cropped, Levels, Dodge & Burn, Saturation, slight color shifts, Noise Ninja, several rounds of USM and some blurring on the background.
Post challenge: Well, I certainly can't be disappointed with this score... it was in the mid-5 range after 50 votes! I had some calibration issues with a new monitor that I finally resolved last week, so the color of my last three entries weren't quite what I intended. :-/ In retrospect, one of my outtakes may have been more appealing (certainly for the Flora/Fauna challenge)
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This is such a tough challenge, so may great entries, and this another great example of macro-- yours stand out with exceptional detail to your composition-- its a big fat 10
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