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Challenge: Shallow DOF VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Coarsegold, CA, in my back yard.
Date: Oct 18, 2014
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2014

 Another "Photo names that make you go 'huh?'".

I took this shot with a DX lens on an FX sensor camera. Not in DX AUTO CROP mode gave me more area to evaluate. New lenses on order.

In RAW, after conversion to Digital Negative, adjusted BLACKS and FILL LIGHT, TEMPERATURE until the ground color was acceptable. I also cloned out an annoying piece of FOD on the spider's back side, then cropped, framed, save-for-web.

I predict 5.0. This was an easy shot anyone could do.

BTW, I didn't kill the tarantula. There's no record of a tarantula ever inflicting a human fatality. They come out every year around October.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 91
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Votes: 77
Comments: 3
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/26/2014 06:41:04 PM
It's like the flash exploded. Very harsh looking.
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 10/24/2014 01:11:33 PM
Yikes! not something I'd want loose in the house...
 10/23/2014 08:44:48 AM
Not my sister! Focus on the head is sharp where it matters. Lighting is a bit harsh, which makes the shadows and the legs equally dark on my monitor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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