Jumping spider at f/18
Dec 19, 2012 09:17:44 #
I have hundreds of jumping spider photos now and I haven't really checked them all out. From 12/1 shot at F/18. Time to dial back my aperture a bit and focus on the eyes. I may have sharpen this one a little to much
Dec 19, 2012 09:36:03 #
Excellent. Every time I see one they are moving so fast I barely get a glimpse of it. Are you catching these guys and cooling them down so you get a photo?
Dec 19, 2012 10:00:31 #
skidooman wrote:
No I just walk up and start shooting. Sometimes I will coral them with my hand to keep close by. They will run away half the time, but find if I approach slow I have a better chance. Tried cooling a horse fly off once and killed it, haven't ever tried since.Excellent. Every time I see one they are moving so fast I barely get a glimpse of it. Are you catching these guys and cooling them down so you get a photo?
Dec 19, 2012 10:09:56 #
The only problem I have around here is most of the jumpers are really small about the size of a small lady bug wish I had some larger specimen to shoot.
I do not think you over sharpened looks good to me. What program are you using to sharpen? I have been getting better results using Topaz Detail than I did using just Photoshop to sharpen.
I do not think you over sharpened looks good to me. What program are you using to sharpen? I have been getting better results using Topaz Detail than I did using just Photoshop to sharpen.
Dec 19, 2012 10:13:21 #
fstop22 wrote:
I'll keep trying then :)No I just walk up and start shooting. Sometimes I will coral them with my hand to keep close by. They will run of half the time, put find if I approach slow I have a better chance. Tried cooling a horse fly off once and killed it, haven't ever tried since.
Dec 19, 2012 10:58:59 #
hangman45 wrote:
Not the same spider, But here is same size and same species photographed on a different day. i photograph smaller ones but don't have comparison shotsThe only problem I have around here is most of the jumpers are really small about the size of a small lady bug wish I had some larger specimen to shoot.
Dec 19, 2012 11:00:39 #
hangman45 wrote:
Nik software, sharpener pro3 also use Nik noise reduction.What program are you using to sharpen? I have been getting better results using Topaz Detail than I did using just Photoshop to sharpen.
Dec 19, 2012 19:17:40 #
cameraniac
Loc: Huntingburg, Indiana
Nice capture. I don't think it's oversharpened. I see no artifacts.
Dec 20, 2012 06:35:15 #
Dec 20, 2012 07:34:58 #
Very nice shot. Would you say that F/16 to F/22 is the sweet spot of your lens?
Richard
Richard
Dec 20, 2012 07:43:26 #
richardh76 wrote:
Thanks Guys, I'm dialing back to F/16 and try out on the bigger Jumpers. I'll lose some depth but will just have to see if I can live with that. It's all the out of focus arms and legs In Front of the eyes that can kill the shot also. Have to find that happy trade off in Macro WorldVery nice shot. Would you say that F/16 to F/22 is the sweet spot of your lens?
Dec 20, 2012 22:28:07 #
Dec 21, 2012 19:21:12 #
Hi, can I please ask how you get to eye level with this spider as I can't see how to do this without posing them on something elevated?
Thanks
Thanks
Dec 21, 2012 19:29:46 #
Hi, so I have my EOS &D, Canon 100mm macro and Canon 580EX flash.
I got some images of that tiny spider to see what he is (turns out he's not a jumping spider after all sadly but something far more mundane.
I asked a question when I joined UHH about lighting the fire in my kids. Well it turns out that my son was absolutely captivated by macro! We spent a really great hour taking it in turns trying to capture images of the spider as it explored the piece of sponge I placed it on to photograph it.
I will practice a bit more over christmas when I hope I will get a bit of me-time and will post my first macro shots!
Until then, Happy Christmas to you all
M*
I got some images of that tiny spider to see what he is (turns out he's not a jumping spider after all sadly but something far more mundane.
I asked a question when I joined UHH about lighting the fire in my kids. Well it turns out that my son was absolutely captivated by macro! We spent a really great hour taking it in turns trying to capture images of the spider as it explored the piece of sponge I placed it on to photograph it.
I will practice a bit more over christmas when I hope I will get a bit of me-time and will post my first macro shots!
Until then, Happy Christmas to you all
M*
Dec 21, 2012 20:20:15 #
Morkstar wrote:
This spider was on the side of a building. I just slowly work my lens towards the spider about an inch off the building to about 7 inches away from the spider. Take my photos and then I crop my photo down to what you see. These particular jumpers are very small. I have a 16 mega pixel camera, but I crop down to only a 1 mega pixel photo. I crop part of the bottom off of the picture which makes it appear I am at eye level. They are about 3 inches lower than the center of my lens. The bright light you see at the top of his eyes is my flash. As you can see I am just above the spider aiming downwards. Hope this helps. Hi, can I please ask how you get to eye level with this spider as I can't see how to do this without posing them on something elevated?
PS - These guys do not pose so well, at least they don't pose for me. I photograph from my tip toes, to laying flat on the ground and everywhere in between.
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