Dew drops and spiders
 

Had a bit of fun with my Sigma 105 macro this morning . I was trying to get a good image of this spider and was just about to give up when it stopped under a leaf covered in dew drops , I spent a while trying to get the right balance of focus on the spider and on the refracted image in the drops . I would of liked a deeper depth of field on the spider but the spider decided enough was enough and went in search of a quieter location so this was the best compromise I ended up with .


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As always all comments welcome .

Mark

I like it. Great focus and detail, and bokeh. It would have been great to get spider refracted in the dew drops. Shame about the leg covering its face. But overall a great image, well captured.

I actually think that's pretty amazing Mark! :eek:

Thanks for the feedback Jediboy and Alex ,

Jediboy you must of read my mind about getting a refracted spider image but no joy this time but I'll keep it in mind for my next outing , totally agree with you about the leg position of the spider and I'm sure you wont be surprised if I tell you I have almost 100 shots of this spider all with out of focus eyes or bad composition or god knows what wrong with them , one of these days I'll come away with a card full of usable image ( and pigs may fly ) .

So glad you like it Alex , what I love most is that I still get that great buzz from trying something new even if I don't nail the shot but it does spur me on to do more and do it better .

Mark

I know what you mean- I've often come home with blurred, out of focus pictures of fast moving insects. it's a mare but worth it when you get it right. And you nailed this one.

Awesome capture, impressive, well done.

Nice one Mark great capture

Thank you all very much for taking the time to comment , it really is appreciated and I'm sure you'll agree that it does help both practically and with your confidence to receive help and encouragement from fellow members of the forum .

Once again thank you very much .

Mark

Great Shot!

Lovely pic of the misunderstood spider, love it!!