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one of many spiders every morning during fall
one of many spiders every morning during fall
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SONY ILCE-6000
Aperture 63/10 ISO 2500 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 1670/10 
Lake Stevens, Washington, US
Nov, 2018Views
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Location
This Photo was taken on my deck. I have always been fascinated by spiders and how fast they can spin a web. Every morning when I got up I would go out on the deck to check out and water my plants. In the fall I noticed that every morning I would have to dodge or gently break the new spider webs.Time
It would've been around 7 AM. Early enough to be the first out on the deck. The sun was not high enough to be direct.Lighting
It was early morning so no direct sunlight. After the golden hour but in a small clearing surrounded by lots of trees. Not bright but yet not shaded eitherEquipment
Sony a6000 with a 50mm prime lens. I used a 16 mm extension tube possibly a 16 and a 10 combined. Handheld, no flash. Held my breath with my feet firmly planted. elbows in tight to my sides to minimize camera shake.Inspiration
I had been fascinated by how quickly a spider can redo a web each night. I especially like the webs when they have morning dew on them but that was not my luck for this day. I had gotten a new camera a few months previous and had recently purchased the extension tubes as I wanted to delve into macro photography. I would go out and try different variations with each tube separately or different combinations. This was the best image of the spider.Editing
Not a lot of post processing. I messed with the exposure a little, lowered some highlights and checked on brightening some shadows. Then I cropped it.In my camera bag
First I have my camera, a Sony A6000. A must for me lately is the new FE 2.8/90 macro. Just love the quality of the images. especially for macro. It allows me to get images of insects from a little distance, so as not to disturb, but with pretty good quality so I can crop. I also pack an FE4.5-5.6/70-300. With the APS sensor I can zoom in quite a ways with this lens. It is a bit heavy so sometimes I go for the smaller 3.5-6.3/55-210. This one is also very good for portraits. If I only want to carry my camera and the mounted lens I go for the E 4/PZ 18-105, a nice comfortable size telephoto. It is a pretty good all around lens. I Have a small tripod that can be set up on its own or strapped to a post or tree or... I don't tend to carry a big tripod. And Don't for get the extra battery!Feedback
Think about what time of day you might get the best image. Know Where you can find the subject your looking for. Bring a macro lens or extension tubes. Your probably going to have to get up early and be out before things get disturbed.
