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    On a gloomy birding day, i noticed this Black Wood Spider nicely lit from the back, and thought of making this image.

    Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm (Handheld)
    TV: 1/160
    AV: 6.3
    EV: -2

    Basic PP done in CS3 and very slightly cropped for composition.


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    Angad, this is well done. I'd be tempted to clone out the one brightly lit curve in the LRS of the frame..it draws your eye away from the subject...and I might tone down the highlights just a smidge in general...but I love the composition, the curved, orange legs of the spider make for a strong compositional element, and you did a wonderful job catching the lighting across the web. Nicely done!

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    Hi Angad. Nice job hh the 500 mm macro! The backlighting makes a very nice effect and I like your off-center diagonal comp of the spider. I would agree with John about removing the bright curve in the web - a small crop off the bottom would do it - as that will help focus more of our attention on this cool spider. Well done!

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    Very interesting with the light coming through those orange legs. A tighter crop might work for several reasons and the IQ looks good.
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    Thank you John, Steve and Artie.. :) I guess, i was way to eager to post this one, will post a repost soon.

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