Delaying fate

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Delaying fate
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This is an oldie (2010!!) but one I’m glad that I saw walking by it on the trail at Ordione Point in Rye, NH. I reprocessed it for inclusion here. Shooting spider webs is hard except when they’re wet. Amazing how strong spider silk is that it can support loads like this. I assume it is the work of a single spider as I’ve never heard of cooperative web-building.

Specific Feedback Requested

Any feedback is ok. I obviously can’t go and reshoot, but I can tweak this photo further.

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Olympus E-30
Zuiko 12-60mm lens @35mm (70mm equiv.)
f/5 | 1/25 sec | ISO 400
?? probably tripod, but who knows? Brain fade.

Lr processed for exposure and a bit of a crop. Brought highlights down and opened shadows. Adjustment brush on leaf to minimize reflection and for color separation. Sharpening & nr. Photoshop to remove some annoying twigs and fill in some bright spots behind the web.

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Kris, The leaf, the web and all the drops look god. I don’t think the oof drops near the bottom or the stick crossing the upper right help. Shooting one stop less exposure and then brightening the darker tones would suppress the blown area on the leaf.

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Hm…I’ll have a whack at it and see if it smooths things out a bit.