The Garden Spider
This was an interesting spider that lived in my wattle tree in my garden during Spring. She would come out at the same time every evening waiting for a meal to ...
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This was an interesting spider that lived in my wattle tree in my garden during Spring. She would come out at the same time every evening waiting for a meal to become entangled in her web. I looked forward to seeing this spider in the evening whilst watering or weeding my garden : )
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Location
In my garden, in a wattle tree. Victoria, Australia.Time
The spider would always come out everyday in the early evening waiting to catch a meal.Lighting
Because the spider only came out in the early evenings it was quite hard to get the perfect lighting! I wanted to use natural light so experimented at a few different times over a couple of evenings, until I got the perfect lighting and shot.Equipment
I used a Nikon D3200 DSLR camera, a Nikkor 18-55mm lens and Hoya +1, +4 magnifier filters.Inspiration
I love taking photos of bugs, spiders and other creepy crawlies. I love getting out in nature and exploring and finding unusual things to take photos of. When I came across this beautiful coloured spider with such detailed patterning on it's body I couldn't resist getting a shot!Editing
Yes. Using Photoshop I cropped the photo and enlarged the image slightly. I adjusted the contrast and used the curves adjustment to lighten the image a touch, as well as a bit of sharpening using the Unsharp Mask filter.In my camera bag
Nikon D3200 DSLR camera, a set of Hoya +1, +2, +3, +4 magnifier filters . A Nikkor 18-55mm lens and a Sigma 70-300mm lens with lens hood. A Kenko polarizer filter, a gray card, and spare SD card.Feedback
Go exploring! Look around the garden or outside and you will come across some pretty interesting creepy crawlies :) It helps to have a macro lens or magnifying filters to enhance the detail and get in close. Good lighting helps, but is not always possible depending on where your subject is hiding or living, so be patient and persistent. I used a small f-stop of 5.6 to get a good depth of field :)
