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Araña (Spider)
Araña (Spider)
Andres Arango


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Casio Exilim EX-Z750
Location: Antioquia-Colombia
Date: Dec 28, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2009

This is one of my little gems. I kept it on hold for a while.

It was taken on christmas's time, in a beautiful town called Fredonia, located inside the mountains of Antioquia-Colombia.

There were spiderwebs all over the place, so I saw good opportunity to get a nice picture, after a few shots, I was very happy with this result.

Statistics
Place: 1002 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 4.7060
Avg (commenters): 5.3404
Avg (participants): 4.7020
Avg (non-participants): 4.7273
Views since voting: 690
Views during voting: 612
Votes: 483
Comments: 48
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 12:46:36 PM
Lighting here is a bit harsh, but framing and subject are great.
03/16/2009 11:50:25 PM
It's a shame about the flare (& ghosting?)
03/16/2009 07:53:09 PM
Nice lighting.
03/16/2009 05:51:04 PM
Beautiful shot.
03/16/2009 04:59:07 PM
Very nice POV. Makes the photo very interesting.
03/16/2009 04:22:30 PM
Like the colours. The composition feels off balance in the vertical orientation. Putting it horizontal with the edge of the web along the diagonal I think would make it feel more balanced.
03/16/2009 12:09:53 PM
Yuck, spider Quick kill it..
like the strong backlighting and the touch of flare...
03/16/2009 11:41:27 AM
Very cool shot. The spider looks awesome. Wish the rest was a little bit clearer.
03/15/2009 02:55:35 PM
I think its the sun but there's too much of a soft element to this
03/15/2009 02:48:13 PM
Nice POV on the spider, I'm guessing you didn't use a lens hood as the light reflections affected the contrast in the image.
03/15/2009 12:12:22 PM
Image is a bit light but a nice shot.
03/15/2009 10:34:04 AM
seems just a little overexposed
03/15/2009 06:59:56 AM
Nice photo, Spider could have been just a bit sharper
03/15/2009 05:26:51 AM
a bit flat, need contrast and better sharpness - 5
03/15/2009 02:38:40 AM
Unnatural looking somehow. Must be due to the processing.
03/15/2009 01:20:02 AM
unusual picture , I like the light yet maybe bit less exposed or higher contrast would be better (for me ;)
I give 7(or 8? :D we'll see...
brano
03/14/2009 07:08:18 PM
Neat perspective and a cool find. Photo seems over exposed and washed out, though.
03/14/2009 06:56:35 PM
a bit overexposed for me
03/14/2009 05:45:32 PM
neat the way you caught the sunlight
03/14/2009 05:36:50 PM
And he's keeping an eye on you!
03/14/2009 03:59:43 PM
I really like the composition in this. However, it seems a bit overexposed, which can work sometimes, but I find myself looking at it wanting to see a bit more definition on the spider. It kinda looks like I am looking through glass.
03/14/2009 03:34:34 PM
Looks like this was shot through a window.. too soft overall
03/14/2009 12:13:13 PM
I like the composition a lot.
03/14/2009 11:46:36 AM
Cool shot using the natural light. Good composition.
03/14/2009 11:34:39 AM
Very delicate
03/14/2009 08:04:20 AM
Post processing could have been done a little differently. Insufficient contrast to me. Inroduce darker tones into this shot while keeping the highlights and see if you like it more, 6
03/14/2009 01:03:21 AM
I like the rays of light coming through
03/13/2009 08:18:48 PM
I adore the light.
03/13/2009 09:32:44 AM
Spiders are pretty hard to photograph well. You've got a good subject here. A bit more contrast would show him(her) off to better advantage.
03/13/2009 09:16:55 AM
The soft hues and highlights really play of this sharp image extremely well!
03/13/2009 06:24:16 AM
Nice light. I like your PoV.
03/13/2009 04:37:09 AM
A little flat in focus and color but very nice subject!
03/12/2009 11:56:54 AM
too light/needs contrast!
03/12/2009 11:27:18 AM
Good angled shot.
03/12/2009 06:00:04 AM
She dances lightly on her silken ballroom.
03/12/2009 04:17:42 AM
Its well taken but the way the web is catching all the light distracts from the well focused spider
03/12/2009 03:27:11 AM
Wow, love this one, and in my opinion if the picture could be tilted a little would add to it. Unfortunately the flare is not helping here. Even so, an amazing picture.
03/12/2009 01:28:57 AM
Good shot although a darker background would have highlighted the spider much more.
03/11/2009 08:35:29 PM
great macro
03/11/2009 07:24:19 PM
Good composure, but I think the shot could have benefited from a little extra processing (even if it was just Auto-Levels).
03/11/2009 05:36:14 PM
your colors and tones are flat/dull...did you do curves/levels?
03/11/2009 03:28:47 PM
Very interesting, I like the detail you were able to capture on the spider. I would have liked it better with a little more contrast, but that's just my opinion.
03/11/2009 03:07:24 PM
Im not a big fan of spiders, but this is a good shot. I like your choice of angle, to capture a bit of the web in focus.
03/11/2009 02:00:10 PM
The lighting is washing the photo out a little. Immediately when I looked at your photo, I thought "I bet this would rock in B&W". If you converted it, the lighting would probably make the spider stand out more. Cool photo though!
03/11/2009 12:27:54 PM
Picture looks very faded. Some contrast and sharpening would help.
03/11/2009 08:15:01 AM
I really like this. The colors are beautiful!
03/11/2009 07:09:41 AM
Feels a little flat overall.
03/10/2009 11:23:04 PM
cool capture, need a bit more contrast


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