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VENOM: BAD HAIR DAY
VENOM: BAD HAIR DAY
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bad (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: The Garden, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
Date: Feb 4, 2007
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2007

 My wife was watering the garden. We have allocated watering days because of the drought. She pointed out this fellow who was about 15mm in size (about 1/2 inch). I took about 70 images using my SB600 flash with a Lightsphere to soften the light. I used my Sigma 105mmm 2.8 Macro, a lens love. I pulled back the flash a little but because it was dark, couldn't get a better exposure than this. I would have preferred anouther coulour background, but in the end, I don't mind how it goes from light to dark...adds an eerie quality.

EDIT: Crop, levels, saturation, noise reduction, smart sharpen, resize, USM...I think that's it.

6.2???

POST: Thanks everyone, and yes, sorry to scare you all. I HATE spiders as well and you have to know I was particularly wary of this one. He wasn't too big actually, and my macro made him/her look huge! It's an outdoor, night time image. I like the background gradient. The lighter part is actually a post in our picket fence.

I took many images and ocasionally it would move and I would freak out! I managed to get about 5 or 6 inches away and get shots like this.

My wife had hosed the garden and that's what bought it out. There are water drops on the body. The lightspere on my flast did an OK job and that Sigma 105mm 2.8 is so sharp...no tripod here, and if I had one, it might have been even sharper, cause a macro at 1/60 isn't a good idea and I am not the steadiest person around.

Thanks again for the votes and comments. Interesting there were only 4 10's, not that I am complaining, but I have had many images that didn't do as well as this with many more...was it the subject matter?

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 217
Avg (all users): 6.5233
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 6.6071
Avg (non-participants): 6.4828
Views since voting: 2516
Views during voting: 282
Votes: 172
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 02/14/2007 07:46:28 AM
Great shot, Enzo. Spiders are sooo difficult to photograph well. You did a super job here.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/14/2007 07:13:43 AM
Yuckie....I don't like spiders...but my god....that is one hell of a capture.
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Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 02/14/2007 01:06:58 AM
Thought this shot was absolutely chilling! Great stuff, congrats for the top 10 placing! :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
02/14/2007 12:29:25 AM
My spider photos never come out this good. Congrats on a top ten finish!
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Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/14/2007 12:05:47 AM
Awesome job! Congratulations on the top 10!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 02/13/2007 06:21:34 PM
8, nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
 02/13/2007 05:10:45 PM
very nice detail.
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS
 02/13/2007 04:17:10 AM
eerkkkkkkkk! I do not hate spiders, but this one is really ghoshhh! But a nice pic !
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/10/2007 05:10:33 AM
OMG!
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 02/10/2007 04:45:39 AM
No, No, NO! Please, please don't let this end up on the front page....
Fine macro work, but I really don't want to view this one again.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/09/2007 04:06:46 PM
Wow. That's freaky. Glad we don't have those here (too cold right now).
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 02/08/2007 08:43:11 PM
I absolutely hate spiders!!!! Great pic though. 7.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 02/08/2007 08:21:02 PM
wow-9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix A360
 02/07/2007 11:48:52 PM
holy holy crap!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/07/2007 11:23:15 PM
Hideous! I hate spiders, but this photo is wonderful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5700
02/07/2007 01:46:45 PM
oh.my.god.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 02/07/2007 11:46:12 AM
That's just nasty. Very, very bad!
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 02/07/2007 08:41:43 AM
I love a cool spider shot and this fits the bill. Great detail and colors. My wife will be seriously freaked out when she comes along this in voting. 8 for now.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/07/2007 01:50:51 AM
Yikes! the detail on this is profoundly creepy
Fantastic. This'll do very well
Badness in spidery form.
8
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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 02/07/2007 12:25:25 AM
Ummmmm.. ewwwww ewwww ICK ICK ICK.
*ahem*
Very very excellent and wonderfully detailed photo. Congrats.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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