Lurking Above

[Christopher Miller]

Found this small spider recently. Was very difficult to photograph because it was running around its web like a maniac. I was able to get some okay photos of the spider itself, but my favorite photo ended up being this one focusing on the spider's shadow. Any C&C are welcome!

Olympus SP-550 UZ
f8.0 @ 1/125, ISO 100, -0.7 EV
Aperture priority mode, pattern metering
Processed in PS CS2; cropped, curves adjustment, channel mixer, added a vignette, and applied an overlay layer set to soft light

[denise ippolito]

Nice eye for this Christopher. I like the comp. and think the shadow is interesting! Well done.

[Dave Mills]

Christopher, Creative and very well handled. The lighting is very good and the shadow gives a clear outline of the spider.Finally, I like the placement of the spider.

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks Denise and Dave!

[Julie Kenward]

I like it, too, Christopher. I might consider sharpening the outline of the shadow just a bit more but other that that...very nice!

[Stu Bowie]

The shadow adds very well to an already interesting texture of the leaf. Well captured.

[Bruce Murden]

Great placement and mood with the B&W treatment, with teh good texture and defnition of the leaf due to the sidelighting. Definitely OOTB, and really enjoyable to see!