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27-AUG-2009 Steve Sprengel

Neoscona crucifera lunara silhouetta
by Steve Sprengel

Lincoln, Nebraska

I had gone outside to take pictures of the moon next to Antares, but
when I saw this spider in my way, I spent most of the time with it.

I adjusted the aperture so as to get the moon large enough to fully
cover the area of the spider, while still having enough depth-of-field
for the hairs to be sharp which at 400mm and 6 feet away is stopped
down quite a bit. Most of the pictures were done with flash, but
after reviewing things on the computer, I liked the silhouette better.


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Bruce Ward31-Aug-2009 03:19
Cute name.