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First Macro Attempts

royal07royal07 Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
edited June 17, 2010 in Holy Macro
I have been observing this little guy on a Sago palm for the last two weeks. Decided to get my feet wet in the macro arena. No idea as to ID of this spider. Its body length is about 5mm max. I was actually trying to get a shot of a mating that was in progress, but accidently bumped the web and that put an end to the romance. These shots have just slight sharpening in PhotoShop. I am absolutely amazed at the shallow DOF in macro. Obviously, I need a lot of practice in nailing down focussing, but hopefully will improve with time.

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Camera Maker: Pentax
Camera Model: K10D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DG Super Macro II, w/Raynox DCR-150
Image Date: 2010-06-16 12:27:56
Focal Length: 133mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 1/500"
ISO equiv: 800
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Royal Logan

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    Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2010
    Not bad for first go - some motion blur in the highlights and a little bit noisy. Keep at it - macro does take a while to get used to.
    Brian V.
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    royal07royal07 Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited June 17, 2010
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Not bad for first go - some motion blur in the highlights and a little bit noisy. Keep at it - macro does take a while to get used to.
    Brian V.

    Thanks Brian, I will keep at it. BTW, your tutorials are superb reading. Hopefully, I will be able to put your guidance into practice.

    Royal
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