Creepy Crawlie Macros

afiend · 15th June 2003

Tell me what you think. Serious critics welcome!

afiend · 15th June 2003

Tell me what you think. Serious critics welcome!

Zplus · 15th June 2003

Afiend! Nice.
The shallow dof for the spiders shots though not in focus but somehow works. Must be quite creepy to see so many spiders crawling around!

lennon · 16th June 2003

I like the last shot.. the shallow DOF of the body enhances the the sharpness of the head/eyes.

zorrus · 16th June 2003

shiok!

icebooke · 16th June 2003

First picture: The pinks are too strong compared to the duller brown of the insect, and it draws attention away from the main subject. This rather quickly causes the viewer to shift his/her attention to the flower petals. Crop tighter when you have got such a fine main subject, and you exposed spot-on too!

The shots with the many many spiders: Was is a multiple exposure or there really were that many?! Quite incredulous, great for scaring some girls I know. (heheh)

The final shot is fantastic! Could you share with us the settings for this shot please?

You've got great pics for this post. Keep it coming!

megaweb · 17th June 2003

very nice shots ... here are my comments

Pros
- well exposed
- image quaility is sharp

Cons
- object is dead center. try to compose to the Rules of Third
- avoid the distacting object in the background

just my 2 cents worth

afiend · 17th June 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by icebooke
First picture: The pinks are too strong compared to the duller brown of the insect, and it draws attention away from the main subject. This rather quickly causes the viewer to shift his/her attention to the flower petals. Crop tighter when you have got such a fine main subject, and you exposed spot-on too!

The shots with the many many spiders: Was is a multiple exposure or there really were that many?! Quite incredulous, great for scaring some girls I know. (heheh)

The final shot is fantastic! Could you share with us the settings for this shot please?

You've got great pics for this post. Keep it coming!

Thanks for your detailed critic! Will take note of that...

The one with many spiders... is not a multiple exposure, rather it was a shot of little spiderlings still in the web i guess.. waiting for the wind to blow them to a new place. Yeah, it is kinds scary in the pic, but in reality it is very small... hehee

Sorry, forgot to put the settings for the shots... here are the settings for the last shot...
1/125 sec, f/8.0
Mode: Manual
Metering: Partial
ISO: 100

afiend · 17th June 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by megaweb
very nice shots ... here are my comments

Pros
- well exposed
- image quaility is sharp

Cons
- object is dead center. try to compose to the Rules of Third
- avoid the distacting object in the background

just my 2 cents worth

Thanks megaweb

Its been a long time since I've done macro, from the Pro90.. hehe

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megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	very nice shots ... here are my comments Pros - well exposed - image quaility is sharp Cons - object is dead center. try to compose to the Rules of Third - avoid the distacting object in the background just my 2 cents worth __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

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Zplus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Some equitorial, tropical isla Posts: 2,353	Afiend! Nice. The shallow dof for the spiders shots though not in focus but somehow works. Must be quite creepy to see so many spiders crawling around!

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lennon Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 393	I like the last shot.. the shallow DOF of the body enhances the the sharpness of the head/eyes.

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zorrus Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 59	shiok!

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icebooke Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 412	First picture: The pinks are too strong compared to the duller brown of the insect, and it draws attention away from the main subject. This rather quickly causes the viewer to shift his/her attention to the flower petals. Crop tighter when you have got such a fine main subject, and you exposed spot-on too! The shots with the many many spiders: Was is a multiple exposure or there really were that many?! Quite incredulous, great for scaring some girls I know. (heheh) The final shot is fantastic! Could you share with us the settings for this shot please? You've got great pics for this post. Keep it coming!