The flower of a spider plant.. sort of..

Hi,

I took this just as I was on my way out last night. Saw the spider on the wall and grabbed the camera. I like the effect of the shadows of the legs making them look a little like petals.. (squint for full effect ) it also helped that the poor thing only had seven legs, making it resemble a flower much more than if it had had the full compliment..




*ist DL | 18-55mm DA @ 43mm | 1/60 sec @ f4.5 | ISO 200

Arty type stuff isn't usually my thing, but I like it in spite of that..

Cheers

Liam

guess that wasn't a winner then..

Try black and white. This is a picture that depends on shapes.

G

Hi George,

thanks for the tip. Does this work better? I started from scratch and adjusted the contrast to a level where the spider isn't quiet as obvious, by losing some of the detail on the body, so I'm hoping at first glance, a first time viewer will need to double take.. sort of?? I'll have to look for him again, and see if I can improve the pose! The legs at 3 and 9 o'clock would have made a better image if ther had been a bit more separation between leg and shadow, making all seven resemble the petal shape, I think.




Cheers

Liam

I think you are right to lose body detail, and cropping tighter might be a good idea, too.

G