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How would you take a photo of a spider web?
Oct 19, 2014 21:58:44 #
This seemed to work but where's the spider? What's the right way to do this?
Oct 19, 2014 22:00:05 #
Oct 19, 2014 22:04:22 #
I'm just guessing but early morning sunlight would be nice.
That web looks damaged. Did you walk into it? ;) Now really, where is that spider.....?
For night images, you could use a speed light and experiment with different angles and power.
Another idea, painting with light using an LED pen light. That could be cool!
One more thing, you want sharp focus, so use manual focus at night.
Just some thoughts.
That web looks damaged. Did you walk into it? ;) Now really, where is that spider.....?
For night images, you could use a speed light and experiment with different angles and power.
Another idea, painting with light using an LED pen light. That could be cool!
One more thing, you want sharp focus, so use manual focus at night.
Just some thoughts.
Oct 19, 2014 22:15:49 #
jd7000 wrote:
I'm just guessing but early morning sunlight would be nice.
That web looks damaged. Did you walk into it? ;) Now really, where is that spider.....?
For night images, you could use a speed light and experiment with different angles and power.
Another idea, painting with light using an LED pen light. That could be cool!
One more thing, you want sharp focus, so use manual focus at night.
Just some thoughts.
That web looks damaged. Did you walk into it? ;) Now really, where is that spider.....?
For night images, you could use a speed light and experiment with different angles and power.
Another idea, painting with light using an LED pen light. That could be cool!
One more thing, you want sharp focus, so use manual focus at night.
Just some thoughts.
Just my thoughts too.
Don
Oct 19, 2014 22:45:03 #
If working in the morning sun you can use an atomizer with water to gently wet the web and try not to disturb the spider too much.Then you can use small amounts of flour from your finger tips about a foot away from the wet web several times to just get a bit of flour hanging on the web to show it up. Then you can try to coax the spider into the web by touching the web in the middle a time or too without damageing the web too much. If you can shoot with the sun striking the web is the best but you can use difused lite from a flash or reflector. Of course you have your camera on the tripod before you start anyof this because you may only have a few seconds to get your shots off Good luck Ray
An addendum to the sentence about the flour on the fingertips. You will have to gently blow the flour
with puffs onto the web, being very careful not to damage the web
An addendum to the sentence about the flour on the fingertips. You will have to gently blow the flour
with puffs onto the web, being very careful not to damage the web
Oct 19, 2014 23:27:35 #
bullfrogs wrote:
If working in the morning sun you can use an atomi... (show quote)
Bull, and I never even realized the there were spider-whisperers! :lol:
SS
Oct 20, 2014 01:30:16 #
For close-up captures, I spritz spider webs with very fine mist. For telephoto captures, strong sunlight backlighting works well.
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Oct 20, 2014 09:16:55 #
All I do is find the angle I can see the web. If I can see it the camera can see it. Nothing special done on this one.
Oct 20, 2014 09:24:43 #
neilds37 wrote:
All I do is find the angle I can see the web. If I can see it the camera can see it. Nothing special done on this one.
Sorry, that photo was after PP. This is the OOC. photo.
Oct 20, 2014 14:38:51 #
I should have mentioned that a dark background is essential to accentuate web.
Oct 20, 2014 19:40:11 #
phildee wrote:
This seemed to work but where's the spider? What's the right way to do this?
All the above suggestions are good. Occasionally, I like to work with the web being a subtle thing since they are characteristically pretty ephemeral. Here's one of my fav's demonstrating that. You have no idea how long I fussed to get the spider floating in air and the web showing in the shadows.
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Oct 20, 2014 21:52:00 #
RedAdmiral wrote:
All the above suggestions are good. Occasionally, I like to work with the web being a subtle thing since they are characteristically pretty ephemeral. Here's one of my fav's demonstrating that. You have no idea how long I fussed to get the spider floating in air and the web showing in the shadows.
Now that is a 200 lb spider!
Nice shot!
Oct 21, 2014 00:55:58 #
bullfrogs wrote:
If working in the morning sun you can use an atomi... (show quote)
Won't the flour and water damage the web or stick to the spider?
Oct 21, 2014 01:23:31 #
riverlass wrote:
Won't the flour and water damage the web or stick to the spider?
Many species of spiders routinely clean their webs of dust, tiny insects etc. Dew is perennial so a bit of mist shouldn't be a problem. As for flour??? Some orb weavers are known to consume their webs every night and rebuild them consuming tiny organisms etc, that have adhered to them during the day. I suspect (this is my own supposition) that some of them actually get some nutrition from pollen grains. Maybe they make pasta!
Oct 21, 2014 03:53:20 #
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