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Spider's High Rise
Spider's High Rise
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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Granger Lake, TX
Date: Apr 2, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 640
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2005

 Was just shooting some bluebonnets when I saw this little spider swing up onto one.

I used Gordon's suggestion of a dual RAW conversion to improve detail in the highlights.

Cropped.
Increased saturation slightly.
A couple passes of USM.
Resize.
USM one more time.

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Votes: 237
Comments: 8
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/25/2005 07:36:08 PM
pretty shot. lighting is a bit harsh, but, all the same, you haven't let it blow out your details. hope this does well for you. good luck!
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/25/2005 01:07:16 PM
Nice DOF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/25/2005 12:59:53 PM
Almost like "wheres waldo".... but with spiders....LOL Nice shot, all the plant is in focus, while the background is nicely blurred (something i find hard to do)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/24/2005 02:09:29 AM
Texas in bloom, great subject
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/21/2005 10:00:28 PM
neat
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
 04/21/2005 03:47:27 AM
very pretty nice image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/19/2005 04:08:18 AM
Well Taken
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak Easyshare C180
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 04/19/2005 03:24:46 AM
I like the flower and the spider is a bonus. Thius image has good lighting and detail perhaps could have been improved with a better colour or texture background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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