chris.addison
Requirement 3 - Bugs
This photo fulfils requirement 3 - bugs. The spiders two front limbs lifted gives the impression it's waiting for prey before it strikes. With its pale exoskeleton it's perfectly camouflaged against the plant head it clinging onto. I chose this photo because it makes something a small as this spider look threatening. Showing this much detail brings out just how effective predators they are. I took this photo with a A7iii and a 55mm with 26mm of lens extenders. I had the camera in aperture priority and closed it to f/8.0 to get the whole scene in focus. To minimise camera shake, I increase the ISO to 640 to make the camera increase the shutter speed. To ensure I hit the correct focus, I used auto-focus continuous and object tracking.
In post process, I brought the highlights down and increased the clarity to make the spider stand out from the head of the plant. I also rotated the image to make the spider face more towards the viewer.
Requirement 3 - Bugs
This photo fulfils requirement 3 - bugs. The spiders two front limbs lifted gives the impression it's waiting for prey before it strikes. With its pale exoskeleton it's perfectly camouflaged against the plant head it clinging onto. I chose this photo because it makes something a small as this spider look threatening. Showing this much detail brings out just how effective predators they are. I took this photo with a A7iii and a 55mm with 26mm of lens extenders. I had the camera in aperture priority and closed it to f/8.0 to get the whole scene in focus. To minimise camera shake, I increase the ISO to 640 to make the camera increase the shutter speed. To ensure I hit the correct focus, I used auto-focus continuous and object tracking.
In post process, I brought the highlights down and increased the clarity to make the spider stand out from the head of the plant. I also rotated the image to make the spider face more towards the viewer.