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Arachnophilia
June 26th, 2010

Weaving the web

Shooting spider webs can sometimes be tricky. Exposition is probably the toughest to get right. Camera meters are frequently fooled by the background, and the thin spider web ends up overexposed or blends into the background. What I found to work best is to position a bright web against a dark background, set the exposure to -1.5, and then play by ear (or rather by eye), checking to see if the image is exposed correctly.

Enlightened Web Hiding in the Spotlight Captured Spider with a Mosquito Morning Stretch Jumping spider Spider in the air Spider reaching for the sun Jumping Spider Jumping Spider Spider with prey Set for the night Jumping Spider

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Last day of summer
September 21st, 2008

Today is the official last day of summer here in the US. This aligns perfectly for me – I am starting my fall semester tomorrow, and my workload will surely pick up in the next few days. So, to close out the season, I decided to post a few last photos from this summer.

Grass in the sun Forest Bee in flight Buttermilk falls Fern Grass Sympetrum rubicundulum Spider web Grass in dew Grass in dew Danaus plexippus Everes comyntas Butterfly Ischnura verticalis Beetle Ischnura verticalis Calycopis cecrops Ant and aphid Sympetrum vicinum Grass Lycaena phlaeas Sympetrum rubicundulum Moss Libellula luctuosa Enallagma aspersum

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