Spiderscape

Posted by kevinfeenstra on Wed May 13, 2015 8:39 pm

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I was not sure which category this image would fall into, so I put it here. I went to another small creek today. This one runs by where I live, and is very beautiful. It's one creepy feature is that there are a lot of spiders here.

This is a large (3" diameter) fishing spider I came across this afternoon. I was looking through the viewfinder and sometimes I almost jumped because the spider appeared so close.

24mm equivalent @ 1/160 @ f11

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by Tom Whelan on Wed May 13, 2015 10:44 pm

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The trunk and spider are an excellent foreground - the stream background is beautiful. Love the way the stream leads from the spider.

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by crw816 on Thu May 14, 2015 12:16 am

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Very clever image here. I really like this, and it is a great example of how when you think outside the box you can get inspiring images such as this. Well done.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu May 14, 2015 4:03 am

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Now you're really trying to freak me out Kevin! That's quite close enough for me but I do love your perspective and the wide angle view.

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by Matthew Pugh on Thu May 14, 2015 4:57 am

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Hi

A nice little image with good subject placement and a nice comp feel

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by wtracyparnell on Fri May 15, 2015 9:15 am

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Great environmental portrait Kevin.

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by PaiR on Fri May 15, 2015 8:52 pm

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Another excellent habitat shot. If I recall, you had posted a fishing spider photo last season as well.

I am thinking if a polarizer would have helped tame the highlights in the water and the foliage.

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by kevinfeenstra on Sat May 16, 2015 4:30 pm

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PaiR wrote:Another excellent habitat shot. If I recall, you had posted a fishing spider photo last season as well.

I am thinking if a polarizer would have helped tame the highlights in the water and the foliage.

Hi Ram: I think I did post a fishing spider, but it was a different species. I totally agree about the polarizer. Being around water every day, you would think that I wouldn't leave home without one. In this case, I walked down a steep ravine with quite a bit of lens weight in camera bag, only to realize that I had forgotten a polarizing filter, which would have really helped.

Thank you so much for the comment!

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