first insect, C&C please

DaffodilDaffodil Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
edited March 2, 2012 in Holy Macro
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i found this guy in our house earlier!
My equipment so far:
Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II Lens
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens

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  • racefanracefan Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2012
    i think for your first one it looks good, im still trying to learn mine.
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2012
    Not bad but at F32 you will be getting a lot of diffraction softening. Depends on taste but i would lose some DOF and gain some sharpness by shooting around F11 at 1:1 magnification.
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  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited March 2, 2012
    nice, well done! must say i have not sen a spider like this one! great palps on him :D

    agree with Brian, try f8 -f14 for sharpest images
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  • PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2012
    I don't think I've ever seen a spider like that... it almost looks like he's on his back.
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  • DaffodilDaffodil Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited March 2, 2012
    thanks for your help guys, i think it's amazing how much of the world we can't see with our eyes, had no idea there was so much detail on a spider. i LOVE Macro :-)
    My equipment so far:
    Canon EOS 500D
    Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II Lens
    Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens
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