The spider was on an old window frame in my garage. I set it against an outside wall with a white board behind it and shot at f/6.3 for a shallow enough depth of field to blur the background but still keep the spider's legs in focus. I overexposed to keep the camera from reading the white background as neutral gray. The lens was a 100mm macro.
To not disturb the spider, I didn't clean the window so used Photoshop's curves to bleach out the spots. (Also, did a bit cloning.)
I wanted a light-filled, ungrounded effect which focused on form.
I went into the garage looking for materials for a lightbox to photograph a narcissus. My goal shifted when I found the spider. After a half-hour of sunshine, the spider began to move.
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How cool is that! Certainly will fit in a bread box but YIKES if you find it there : ) Nice photos, how did you get the white background?
The spider was on an old window frame in my garage. I set it against an outside wall with a white board behind it and shot at f/6.3 for a shallow enough depth of field to blur the background but still keep the spider's legs in focus. I overexposed to keep the camera from reading the white background as neutral gray. The lens was a 100mm macro.
To not disturb the spider, I didn't clean the window so used Photoshop's curves to bleach out the spots. (Also, did a bit cloning.)
I wanted a light-filled, ungrounded effect which focused on form.
I went into the garage looking for materials for a lightbox to photograph a narcissus. My goal shifted when I found the spider. After a half-hour of sunshine, the spider began to move.
Great Work Marilyn. I love the evolution from flower to search to spider to eureka moment. The spider is exquisitely beautiful.
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