Found this tiny guy on my monitor this morning, figured he was due for a photo op I also experimented with some artificial light as well--seeing as how I covet natural light this was the first time using flash with macro. Whacha' guys think? -Matt
Nice pictures. I think the light is a bit too harsh, though. and the last one could use some cropping at the top to emphasize the height of the object. Having that said, I love the last one. It's so cute!
I can assure you the lighting of the actual scene was very close to the results I got using the flash, In fact I thought the same thing when reviewing the images on the LCD and noticed it's more so the cork that seems to replicate a hot exposure. As for the last image, the shot is cropped for a better composition (since the spider had been dead center in the frame). The original had a lot more head room, but I felt id didn't add to the feeling of the subject being up any higher. If you would like I'd gladly post the actual shot. I hope that doesn't come off as a defensive rant--I just felt I'd toss some explanation into why the shots are as they are All in all thank you, guys.
I love how in #4, the spider is looking down, to me it adds a lot to the sense of how small the spider is
hahaha #4 is great fun you can almost see him thinking "oh dear it's a long way down". #2 works great. Nice job mate
Yup. For the most part he had free range, every once in a while he'd make a break for it and I'd simply rotate the cork. For the plant 'set', when he tried to hide on me I'd manipulate him with a blade of grass. He was just under 1/4"