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Oct 27, 2020 06:07:10   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
(If you don't like spiders, you probably should close this post ... )

Lincoln Park is a 1,208-acre park situated along Lake Michigan on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after US President Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Park is the city's largest public park. At several points along the entire 7-mile stretch of the park, pedestrians can access Lincoln Park via underground tunnels passing under the 6- to 10-lane LSD (Lake Shore Drive). In late summer the orb weavers reach their largest sizes having spent the summer gorging on insects drawn to the lights in the tunnels.

Chicago, IL
Sept 2020

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020) by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Fujicolor Pro is a line of professional color negative films from Japanese company Fujifilm introduced in 2004 for weddings, portraits, fashion and commercial photography. The main competitor for Fuji's Pro line is Kodak Portra.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Fuji NPH 400 was a daylight balanced film, sold from 2002-2004, and since renamed Pro 400H. The film used for these images expired in July 2003 and has been stored frozen and purchased via the UHH For-Sale section.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


The camera was the EOS 1v, with the EF 180mm f/3.5L macro mounted to tripod with gimbal head. The Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash was attached to the front of the lens. The film was processed and scanned by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA. The resulting JPEG were edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Renamed in 2004 to Pro 400H, with new packaging, no changes were made to the emulsion from Fuji Pro 400 NPH. I find the Kodak Portra 400 to have a much finer grain as compared to this Fuji film. Comments online consider the Fuji colors are generally 'cooler' than the equivalent Kodak Portra films.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


I used my EOS DSLR to determine the flash and exposure settings based on the film's ISO-200 setting. But, I forgot my extension tubes that September evening and couldn't get much closer to better fill the frame and still be able to focus. From the digital files, I can crop-in for 'cleaner' results than much the same crop from the scanned film. I'm already thinking of different film types and settings for next summer's crop of spiders.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

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Oct 27, 2020 06:29:22   #
Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx
 

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Oct 27, 2020 06:38:42   #
John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan
 
Excellent, Paul.

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Oct 27, 2020 08:37:18   #
Ourspolair
 
Superb renderings as usual. Pity you forgot the extension tubes, but you managed to get excellent captures anyway. Please stay well and keep on sharing your excellent work.

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Oct 27, 2020 09:58:39   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
Turned out great!

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Oct 27, 2020 10:24:08   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Fabulous, Paul!

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Oct 27, 2020 10:48:59   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Thank you Irvingite Charles, John, Ourspolair, Bill, Mike! As I remember the evening, I shoot something like 300-ish digital frames working out the parameters and shooting as normal, then 20 film frames that yieldsed these results. I'm not sure why I didn't use the entire 36 roll, but I think I thought the film just seemed duplicative, even if I had moved to a different light for at least a different set of the same spiders. Even when finished, that roll said in the fridge for more than a month before I had a group to send for processing that came back this past weekend. Glad you enjoyed.

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Oct 27, 2020 19:06:58   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
(If you don't like spiders, you probably should close this post ... )

Lincoln Park is a 1,208-acre park situated along Lake Michigan on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after US President Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Park is the city's largest public park. At several points along the entire 7-mile stretch of the park, pedestrians can access Lincoln Park via underground tunnels passing under the 6- to 10-lane LSD (Lake Shore Drive). In late summer the orb weavers reach their largest sizes having spent the summer gorging on insects drawn to the lights in the tunnels.

Chicago, IL
Sept 2020

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020) by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Fujicolor Pro is a line of professional color negative films from Japanese company Fujifilm introduced in 2004 for weddings, portraits, fashion and commercial photography. The main competitor for Fuji's Pro line is Kodak Portra.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Fuji NPH 400 was a daylight balanced film, sold from 2002-2004, and since renamed Pro 400H. The film used for these images expired in July 2003 and has been stored frozen and purchased via the UHH For-Sale section.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


The camera was the EOS 1v, with the EF 180mm f/3.5L macro mounted to tripod with gimbal head. The Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash was attached to the front of the lens. The film was processed and scanned by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA. The resulting JPEG were edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Renamed in 2004 to Pro 400H, with new packaging, no changes were made to the emulsion from Fuji Pro 400 NPH. I find the Kodak Portra 400 to have a much finer grain as compared to this Fuji film. Comments online consider the Fuji colors are generally 'cooler' than the equivalent Kodak Portra films.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


I used my EOS DSLR to determine the flash and exposure settings based on the film's ISO-200 setting. But, I forgot my extension tubes that September evening and couldn't get much closer to better fill the frame and still be able to focus. From the digital files, I can crop-in for 'cleaner' results than much the same crop from the scanned film. I'm already thinking of different film types and settings for next summer's crop of spiders.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
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Super shots of the spiders, paul!

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Oct 28, 2020 09:13:29   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Very nice. I find it interesting that each type of spider spins its own type of web.

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Oct 28, 2020 09:29:25   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
Finely detailed AND seasonally appropriate images.

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Oct 28, 2020 09:51:51   #
charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA
 
As always beautiful photos with educational narratives.

Chuck

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Oct 28, 2020 09:56:10   #
Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC
 
Beautiful photos, but my wife wouldn't like them.

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Oct 28, 2020 10:10:37   #
junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
(If you don't like spiders, you probably should close this post ... )

Lincoln Park is a 1,208-acre park situated along Lake Michigan on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after US President Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Park is the city's largest public park. At several points along the entire 7-mile stretch of the park, pedestrians can access Lincoln Park via underground tunnels passing under the 6- to 10-lane LSD (Lake Shore Drive). In late summer the orb weavers reach their largest sizes having spent the summer gorging on insects drawn to the lights in the tunnels.

Chicago, IL
Sept 2020

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020) by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Fujicolor Pro is a line of professional color negative films from Japanese company Fujifilm introduced in 2004 for weddings, portraits, fashion and commercial photography. The main competitor for Fuji's Pro line is Kodak Portra.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Fuji NPH 400 was a daylight balanced film, sold from 2002-2004, and since renamed Pro 400H. The film used for these images expired in July 2003 and has been stored frozen and purchased via the UHH For-Sale section.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


The camera was the EOS 1v, with the EF 180mm f/3.5L macro mounted to tripod with gimbal head. The Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash was attached to the front of the lens. The film was processed and scanned by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA. The resulting JPEG were edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Renamed in 2004 to Pro 400H, with new packaging, no changes were made to the emulsion from Fuji Pro 400 NPH. I find the Kodak Portra 400 to have a much finer grain as compared to this Fuji film. Comments online consider the Fuji colors are generally 'cooler' than the equivalent Kodak Portra films.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


I used my EOS DSLR to determine the flash and exposure settings based on the film's ISO-200 setting. But, I forgot my extension tubes that September evening and couldn't get much closer to better fill the frame and still be able to focus. From the digital files, I can crop-in for 'cleaner' results than much the same crop from the scanned film. I'm already thinking of different film types and settings for next summer's crop of spiders.

Chicago Orb Weavers (Sept 2020)


Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
(If you don't like spiders, you probably should cl... (show quote)


Excellent Paul!!!

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Oct 28, 2020 10:37:54   #
aschweik Loc: NE Ohio
 
I really hate spiders yet I looked at these, anyway. Orb weavers are pretty cool. Great shots and interesting film commentary, too!

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Oct 28, 2020 10:43:13   #
Susan yamakawa
 
❣️❣️🤗🤗👍👍

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