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Common Garden Spider
Hello Everybody!!!
As this is my very 1st post here i thought i would share with you all my 1st attempts at shooting in macro, the common garden spider. This type of photography is all new to me and i know the images are far from perfect so any feedback would be very welcome. I did have the added difficulty of shooting these images at night, getting the lighting right was and is a nightmare.
I am used to imaging on a much bigger scale, as my interest in photography over the last 4 years has been Astrophotography but sadly opportunities to get outside imaging the night sky have been few and far between, mainly because of the great british weather creating wall to wall cloud most nights.
Astrophotography has now taken a back seat for the time being and ive gone back to normal photography and also delve into the macro world.
It did mean me updating my equipment though, for astro work i used a modded Canon EOS350d, perfect for imaging galaxies and nebulae but not so great for daytime photography. So i decided to upgrade to a Canon EOS500d and for the last couple of months its been a case of throwing myself in at the deep end in search for that perfect picture. Its a steep learning curve when your just used to mounting a camera on a 10" telescope.
Anyways, over to the images
Again, any feedback would be welcome. Thanks.
As this is my very 1st post here i thought i would share with you all my 1st attempts at shooting in macro, the common garden spider. This type of photography is all new to me and i know the images are far from perfect so any feedback would be very welcome. I did have the added difficulty of shooting these images at night, getting the lighting right was and is a nightmare.
I am used to imaging on a much bigger scale, as my interest in photography over the last 4 years has been Astrophotography but sadly opportunities to get outside imaging the night sky have been few and far between, mainly because of the great british weather creating wall to wall cloud most nights.
Astrophotography has now taken a back seat for the time being and ive gone back to normal photography and also delve into the macro world.
It did mean me updating my equipment though, for astro work i used a modded Canon EOS350d, perfect for imaging galaxies and nebulae but not so great for daytime photography. So i decided to upgrade to a Canon EOS500d and for the last couple of months its been a case of throwing myself in at the deep end in search for that perfect picture. Its a steep learning curve when your just used to mounting a camera on a 10" telescope.
Anyways, over to the images
Again, any feedback would be welcome. Thanks.
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Welcome Shad 
Some nice first shots with your Macro camera, I particularly like #2 - the angle/composition reminds me of the spiderman films
Some nice first shots with your Macro camera, I particularly like #2 - the angle/composition reminds me of the spiderman films
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Thanks Azz.
Yes i have to agree about No2 She was just in the right place at the right time for that capture
Yes i have to agree about No2
She was just in the right place at the right time for that capture
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Nice set there! well done
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Thank you Eileen
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Thankyou My fav out of the 3 also, crazy really as im a little bit of an arachnaphobe
My fav out of the 3 also, crazy really as im a little bit of an arachnaphobe
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Hi and welcome, these are great, must admit to being a little squeamish around these guys, I like the second one too!! because the web is visible, i think that's what makes it 
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Thanks Musky, Yes web makes the image ......As long as they are still in their webs it doesnt bother me, i draw the line at picking any spider bigger than 2 1/2" up in my hands though, missus is petrified of them so im the one that has to put them outside when they are in the house, with the help of a glass and piece of paper i may add 
......As long as they are still in their webs it doesnt bother me, i draw the line at picking any spider bigger than 2 1/2" up in my hands though, missus is petrified of them so im the one that has to put them outside when they are in the house, with the help of a glass and piece of paper i may add
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