Difficult spider to shoot
Nov 10, 2012 23:01:27 #
I found this spider who is no more than 2-3mm at most. I have tried shooting at a smaller aperture, a medium aperture...nothing seems to be working for me. I did get better results shooting at a medium aperture, rather than the extreme small end. However, I'm still not happy with the results. Is there something I'm forgetting? This is a crop of the original.
Shot at iso 100 f/18 0.8 sec. 90mm macro lens
Shot at iso 100 f/18 0.8 sec. 90mm macro lens
Tiny spider
Nov 11, 2012 19:27:31 #
It could be lighting - as in there needs to be some shadows or the image will look flat with no depth.
Nov 11, 2012 21:37:32 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
It could be lighting - as in there needs to be some shadows or the image will look flat with no depth.
I believe you are correct. I went back after reading another post of someone having the same problem, and shot it again with a different background. It came out much sharper. I haven't downloaded the photos yet, but on the camera, I could see a drastic improvement. Thanks for your input. :)
Nov 11, 2012 21:57:04 #
bawlmer wrote:
I tweaked your image: added a little exposure, contrast, color saturation, and sharpness.I'm still not happy with the results. Is there something I'm forgetting?
Nov 13, 2012 21:21:30 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Thanks. I had forgotten about the background throwing the exposure off. I replaced my white card with something closer to an 18% grey and I'm getting much better results. :)I tweaked your image: added a little exposure, contrast, color saturation, and sharpness.
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