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Old 25-11-2010, 11:30 PM
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Just a few spider shots from the rear garden taken on the weekend. Amazed to find such a variety of different beasties to shoot
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Old 25-11-2010, 11:53 PM
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Beautiful shots Adam

They are such gorgeous creatures
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Old 26-11-2010, 05:43 AM
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Nice shots Adam. I love the composition of the 2nd one and the look on the spiders face!

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Old 26-11-2010, 09:44 AM
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They are such gorgeous creatures
Cheers Ken, they are indeed. I nicknamed the little green one "Kermit". It was difficult to get a decent shot as it kept hiding between the leaves and blended in so well.
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Old 26-11-2010, 09:46 AM
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Nice shots Adam. I love the composition of the 2nd one and the look on the spiders face!

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Thanks Dennis, was pretty stoked to get a few shots of that one. I've seen a few other species around the garden so can't wait to get some time to explore a bit more
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Old 26-11-2010, 09:55 PM
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Nice sequence - no 2 wins it for me in terms of impact with those 2 big eyes. Well done.
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Old 27-11-2010, 06:00 PM
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Nice series Adam! That spider very much resembles the tiny 5mm long jumping spiders in my yard, only with longer legs.

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Old 27-11-2010, 11:39 PM
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Nice series Adam! That spider very much resembles the tiny 5mm long jumping spiders in my yard, only with longer legs.

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Cheers Baz, I've seen a couple of different varieties of jumping spiders around, felt pretty lucky to have captured that fella
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Nice sequence - no 2 wins it for me in terms of impact with those 2 big eyes. Well done.
Cheers Ian, when you look up close these fellas seem to have eyes all over the place
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Interesting images,well done,I like 2 those 'looking' eyes

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Old 29-11-2010, 09:33 PM
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Adam,

Fabulous images. Love the bright and vibrant greens. I also enjoy the fact that you have visible grain in the images. Noise is a good thing sometimes.

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Old 29-11-2010, 09:45 PM
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adam what lens & f/l were you working at?
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Old 30-11-2010, 10:09 AM
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adam what lens & f/l were you working at?
Hi Daniel, I use a Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro on a Canon 450D.
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Fabulous images. Love the bright and vibrant greens. I also enjoy the fact that you have visible grain in the images. Noise is a good thing sometimes.

H
Cheers H, think the noise is a by-product of using the Topaz Detail plugin to give a bit of a boost to the contrasts. Still learning this craft
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Cheers Chris, I hope I can find this little fella again

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