Keywords:arthropod, close-up, insects, macro, natures store house, plant, pod, red spider, red spider mite, seed pod, seeds, spider, treasure, treasures untold, wild flower
Photo Info
Dimensions650 x 692
Original file size328 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken11-Jul-13 17:59
Date modified12-Jul-13 15:45
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 7D
Focal length105 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/160 at f/11
FlashFired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 2000
Metering modeSpot
Treasures Untold
'She pushed one shutter open at a time and slowly made visible her store house of treasure. I felt she'd waited a long time for this visit...' :)
Having just photographed this seed pod from the side I decided to try the angle directly from above. As I was preparing the shot, this little red spider mite (still to be confirmed - and only a couple of millimeters long)) quickly scurried up the side of the pod and into the store-house, sitting on the edge, as if to invite me to browse her wares. I quickly adapted my settings to increase depth of field to show as much detail as possible inside. Handheld
