Marbled Orbweaver - studio portrait

[Steve Maxson]

I thought I'd post one more image before I head off tomorrow for 2 weeks in Costa Rica. :S3: This Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus) was photographed last fall before freezeup in a light-tent studio setup (before I switched over to my lightbox setup). 7D, 100 mm macro, 1/250, f/16, ISO 100, MT24-EX. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

[christopher galeski]

very nice image Steve,nice detail,like the spider,well done,and have a nice holiday.

[Julie Kenward]

Out of all the spiders the orb weavers are my favorite. I mean, you know...for a CREEPY CRAWLY SPIDER they are my favorite. (I'm guessing the reading of Charlotte's Web at an early age has something to do with that...) This one is really outstanding...hardly anything to be scared of here, right? The only negative I can see that bothers me at all is that he looks a bit off kilter...maybe a slight CCW rotation is needed? It's hard to tell with those little pinchy things on the end of it's feet but I feel it's leaning just a wee bit to the right.

Everything else is great...you totally rocked this one, Steve!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Steve, love everything about it :cheers: Hope you have a great trip!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Steve, WOW! I love it. Have a great trip!:S3:

[Anita Bower]

Wow! I especially like the white bg. That light tent works great.

[Ken Childs]

Steve, this is one fantastic shot! WOW! I don't see anything that could be done to improve this image. :cheers:

[jack williamson]

Spectacular clarity and detail! Exposure is perfect.

Jack

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Holy Spider Nightmares for this one. I love the detail and great dof you got How do you get them into the lightbox eeks and then how do you get them to stay? Benedryl? LOL:w3

[Jim Bridges]

What a beautiful spider of course I think they are all beauties. Wonderful details and color!