Still not got the Knack!

[Dr_Jimmy]

Hi there,

As some of you will remember I have been having some difficulties in getting the Knack of Macro Photography and I still feel I have miles to go.

Due to the poor weather I have not been able to or Brave Enough to go out there and grab some images.

But whilst in the Green House I Spotted this Spider (Name not yet found)



Your comments are fully welcomed, as this is the only way I can learn.

Regards

Jim

[StuartDH]

good move taking the pic in a greenhouse. out in the wind these things bounce around in their webs like mad and it's a nightmare trying to focus on them

[Ollie]

Hi Jim.
That's not a bad photograph at all, it shows good detail, nice colour and a very nice background. It's sharp without being overdone and I would be happy with it. I think it's a Garden Spider - Araneus diadematis
Roger

[buzfuz8149]

Got to agree, I would be happy to say it was mine.

Carol.

[Wild-Woman]

Spiders on webs are hard. Mine usually end up as a focused background and a fuzzy brown blob in the middle! So well done. Nice shot.

[Chris_Johnstone]

Lovely shot!

It's very sharp however, I feel the background (the brown) detracts from the spider's golden colours and I like images with a nice contrast. This could be easily fixed by taking the shot from a different angle. This is just me being pernickety though.

Keep shooting

Chris

[matt_xyz]

there's nothing particularly wrong with that shot, but spider images taken from above are often a bit lifeless. Instead, try to take a head-on or side-on shot and you'll find the results are a lot more striking. It's not always easy when they're facing downwards in a web (although it can be done), so you may be better off looking for spiders and insects that are in more promising positions. Here are a couple of examples of spider shots. I'm not claiming they're great, but you can hopefully see that the head-on or side-on viewpoint offers more potential.

[ollyk]

Originally Posted by matt_xyz

I'm not claiming they're great, but you can hopefully see that the head-on or side-on viewpoint offers more potential.

Now come on Matt, you know those shots are great

@ DrJimmy, have you cropped the image? It does look like your camera was at or near it's limits their - you have done very well getting a very tricky subject like that!

[Dr_Jimmy]

Hey come on, that's not fair.

That's just not playing by the rules, I take it newbies are good sport on this site

Hey it don't bother me, just means I need to pick me game up and compete better and harder.

Which in the long run, makes us all better photographers.

In life it does not hurt to be pushed back down, it makes you work harder towards your own personal goals.

[Dr_Jimmy]

Hi there,

Yes there is a slight crop top and left hand side just a fraction.

the spider was a big brute, by the time I had fetched me saddle, he had walked off

Could not regrettably get a decent angle on him as he was perched 2" off the glass.

I took 100 Pictures all angles, different F-Stops and this is the only one I liked.

Regards

Jim