Argiope trifasciata

[shane shacaluga]

This juvenile Argiope trifasciata (orb spider) was found in a fig tree close to the coast. It was impossible to get a dorsal shot without disturbing her so decided to get a good full frame shot of the ventral area and spinnerettes

D800e
70-300 with extension tubes and Raynox 250 macro adaptor at 70mm
SB200 flash mounted on extendible arm with home-made diffusor
f18
1/200
ISO 100

A sliver cropped off the very top for composition

Comments and critiques welcome

[Joe Senzatimore]

Great BG and image detail. Fine capture.

[Adrian David]

Great capture, but it seems that you couldn't get your focal plane parallel to the spider....so the right part is OOF...It can be, sometimes, difficult to get in the right position....:S3:

[John Robinson]

Agree with above. Interesting web pattern too. Looks like she,s learning!
Good stuff.
JohnR

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Shane. Excellent sharpness within your DOF and good diffusion of the flash. I also like your comp and background. I would agree that this very nice image would be even stronger if you could have gotten the legs on the right side within your DOF. :S3:

[Nancy Bell]

Good composition with the center of the web off to the side and the spider filling the frame vertically. Would like to see more sharpness on the spider, if possible.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image. Beautiful composition. Great artistic web and beautiful BG. Nice looking spider.

Regards,
Satish.