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Rain drops caught in a spider web
Rain drops caught in a spider web
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Location
This photo was actually taken in my back garden in Hamilton, New Zealand. I was playing around with taking some macro shots by reversing my 50mm lens when I came across these drops of water sitting on a spiders web.Time
It had been a foggy Saturday morning, but the fog had finally lifted around 10am, the sun had started to come out and I had the morning to myself to practice a new technique.Lighting
This was all natural lighting, the sunlight was diffused by the departing fog giving a nice glow to the rain drops. I was holding the reversed lens in place by hand so it took quite a few attempts to get the focus right, but the end result was worth it.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon EOS 450d with a Canon EOS 18-50mm lens, reversed to get the macro shot.Inspiration
A few years ago Canon used to run a photo competition called "Photo5" where they would send out a small box with 5 separate briefs and 5 items for inspiration. One of these items was an eye dropper and the brief was to produce a macro shot. I ended up taking a lot of photos of drops of water, milk and other liquids using different techniques, before I stumbled across the spiders web and got this shot.Editing
There was very little post processing with this shot. Some minor lighting and contrast adjustments were all that was required.In my camera bag
I have a Canon EOS 650d body, Tamron 18-270mm lens, Canon 18-55mm lens and a Canon 70-300mm lens. Then there is various ND and polarizing filters, a Gorillapod tripod and an older full height tripod that is due to be replaced in the not to distant future. I really love the Tamron 18-270mm lens for when I am travelling. It means I can head out for the day with just the camera body and one lens and still get a great variety of shots.Feedback
I guess the big lesson here is keep trying new things. This was the first time I had tried out the reverse lens technique and it turned up a great photo. The other lesson is that you can find great photo material everywhere if you look for it, even in your own back yard.
