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"The Itsy Bitsy Spider..."
"The Itsy Bitsy Spider..."
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Kodak Z740
Location: PA
Date: Sep 21, 2007
Aperture: f3.20
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 13, 2007

I had taken a few pictures of these spider webs all wet with dew on my way to work about a week ago but wasn't really happy with them. So this morning on my way in I noticed all the fields were dewy again so I thought "OH perfect! I get a 2nd chance". Hopefully this does well, I had debated over a few different pictures to submit & think this one turned out the most unique.

Not a whole lot of editing:
Crop
Levels
Curves
Color Balance
Brightness/Contrast
USM
Selective Color
Add border
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Statistics
Place: 140 out of 503
Avg (all users): 6.1040
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 6.1134
Avg (non-participants): 6.0714
Views since voting: 1098
Views during voting: 170
Votes: 125
Comments: 17
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04/14/2008 07:48:38 PM
Nice picture... great dew detail and technical quality. It has great green BG.

However, this isn't an English Cross Spider like this one being eaten by a Preying Mantis:
//www.pbase.com/azleader/image/84903267

You can tell because yours does not have the unmistakable "cross" structure.

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04/14/2008 05:18:33 PM


//www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/st_andrews_cross.htm

Possibly this one?
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11/18/2007 01:29:17 PM
Nice close-up. The detail of the droplets is excellent.
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11/01/2007 10:57:48 PM
WOW . this is excellent .. love all the colours and that web creating such a great pattern .. the spider inside .. AWESOME .. !! ..
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10/08/2007 07:07:20 AM
another 6 good job bran!!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 02:19:08 PM
well composed, would like to see a shallower DOF so the spider and web pops more
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10/06/2007 05:04:04 AM
What a wonderful web, and lovely markings on the spider.
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10/03/2007 11:07:38 PM
That ain't no "itsy bitsy"...haha...7
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10/03/2007 12:30:29 PM
Beautiful! Great detail and love the water drops. Great color. Just awesome overall.
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10/03/2007 09:56:41 AM
nothing itsy bitsy about this spider! way cool that you got to it while the web was still dewey ... great shot!
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10/03/2007 07:17:48 AM
I love all the drops and details on the spider and the web. But I find background a bit distracting. Maybe it will work better in b&w, which might help with neutralizing all the greenery?
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10/02/2007 04:00:59 PM
Love the glowing water droplets on the web, very nicely done. 9
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10/01/2007 06:11:53 PM
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!!!
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10/01/2007 12:52:42 PM
The dew drops are fabulous here! A slightly shorter DOF would make this even more stunning, but it's a great photo.
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10/01/2007 11:21:36 AM
I actually just got back from my vacation and shot the exact spider many times, and none turned out as nice as this. Very clear. Love the water droplets on the web. Great color, and love the DOF. Nice work.
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10/01/2007 08:49:21 AM
Great spider shot. The water droplets really kick it up a notch into a much cooler picture. Very nice. 8
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10/01/2007 05:53:01 AM
Lovely time to photograph one of these guys - the little jewels of water on the web are nice! Realizing you probably didn't want to get too close (then the "ick!" factor comes into play), a slightly different angle rendering a bit of depth of field - ie part of the web and spider in sharp focus, the rest blurring in and out - would have added a nice touch to this.
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