Backyard horror

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Just wanted to share some of the horrific events that happen in backyards every day...

Somehow I find composition with spiders always difficult.

Spider ID unknown


Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Tripod, remote, live view mode (which acts as MLU on the 40D)
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.4
Av( Aperture Value ) 18.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Focal Length 100.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Exposure Compensation -1
White Balance Mode Color Temperature(5200K)
AF Mode Manual focusing

Vincent Grafhorst
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[John Cooper]

A very dramatic capture Vincent. The spider, however, appears a bit over-flashed to me and I would like to see the full length of the spider's body.

[Robert O'Toole]

Horror was a good choice for words, the warts on the spider's abdomen and the flesh fly give the image a gruesome look.

Agree with john on his points. Also cant help wish we could see the spiders eyes.

Robert

[Kaushik Balakumar]

oh, look at those deadly fangs preying on the fly.
agree with you that spiders are indeed tough to compose...