One more try with the tiny orb weaver(?)

[JBW]

tried auto bracket, muted flash, manual,

[John 2]

That's pretty good Brian. A slightly different POV might have been better but that is always down chance and grabbing the shot while you can. The eyes are beautifully sharp.

[JBW]

That's pretty good Brian. A slightly different POV might have been better but that is always down chance and grabbing the shot while you can. The eyes are beautifully sharp.

Actually I've been shooting this spider for four days. She sits in a half rolled up leaf. I can get marginally lower but this POV is pretty much it.

[ccphoto]

What I see when I bring this image into photoshop (and I see you use Gimp so not sure how it works in the program) is a pretty profound color cast which tends to obfuscate the nice detail you obtain through focus and exposure.

There can be several reasons for the color cast: One, you are shooting in dim light that is predominately reflected yellows and greens, two, your flash may need to be color corrected and three, your camera's WB setting might be too warm toward the green/yellow side. Those would be my best guesses and all can be corrected for in post processing as well but not nearly as well as before the shot is even made. Love the closeup macro work. I just don't have the patience for it.

[Geoff F]

Perfect exposure this time Brian.

[JBW]

What I see when I bring this image into photoshop (and I see you use Gimp so not sure how it works in the program) is a pretty profound color cast which tends to obfuscate the nice detail you obtain through focus and exposure.

There can be several reasons for the color cast: One, you are shooting in dim light that is predominately reflected yellows and greens, two, your flash may need to be color corrected and three, your camera's WB setting might be too warm toward the green/yellow side. Those would be my best guesses and all can be corrected for in post processing as well but not nearly as well as before the shot is even made. Love the closeup macro work. I just don't have the patience for it.

It was in the shadows with minimal flash. I set my colours by sight and numbers. The spider is multiple shades of brown. The off whites have numbers that are close to each other. But I will take another look at it.

[JBW]

Perfect exposure this time Brian.

I am improving my pp technique. Grumpy (otherwise known as Manfred) mentioned that one of the first things he does is to set his w & b points. I tend to underexpose so the black point rarely moves but I have lots of room to play with the white point.

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[xpatUSA]

What I see when I bring this image into photoshop (and I see you use Gimp so not sure how it works in the program) is a pretty profound color cast which tends to obfuscate the nice detail you obtain through focus and exposure.

Interesting. How was the color cast detected?

I ask because my old eyes can't see any color cast on my sRGB monitor.

[JBW]

Nice shot.

this fellow follows a routine. In the daytime he hides on the same plant and at night he spins a minimal web. You may see more shots.

[ccphoto]

Interesting. How was the color cast detected?

I ask because my old eyes can't see any color cast on my sRGB monitor.

I can see it but the easiest way to check for it (if you use Photoshop) is to go to the top Menu Bar and under Image down to Adjustments down to "Match Color." Check the Neutralize box and you'll see an instant change if there is a major color cast. If the colors seem "too" out of the spectrum you shot, you can move the slider to the right a bit and you'll get your color back but not the color cast.

[xpatUSA]

I can see [the color cast] but the easiest way to check for it (if you use Photoshop) is to go to the top Menu Bar and under Image down to Adjustments down to "Match Color." Check the Neutralize box and you'll see an instant change if there is a major color cast. If the colors seem "too" out of the spectrum you shot, you can move the slider to the right a bit and you'll get your color back but not the color cast.

Sorry, I don't use Adobe PS or LR. Interesting procedure though, almost like magic!