Tarantula

[Kaylesh]

This is another of my shots from Butterfly and Insect World.
How can i get rid of my reflection in the backround? Im horrible with post pic processing. Let me know what you think good/bad/indifferant. Only from the critiques and comments can one learn.
Thanks in advance.
Kaylesh

[cfcRebel]

Oh wow! This guy looks HUGE!

[Kaylesh]

Aye made me glad he was behind safety glass.. LOL...

[guitarman3]

Kaylesh, nice capture. To me the spider is too much in the dark. You should be able to increase the exposure if you took it in RAW or at least brighten it up as a jpg so we can see more of the detail in the spider. It looks like your camera exposed for the lighted part of the rock. You can clone out your reflection in an image editor. Keep shooting and posting!

[tupe]

Cool shot, Kaylesh!How can i get rid of my reflection in the backround? Im horrible with post pic processing. When you're taking a picture with a reflection behind, shooting from an angle may solve the problem.

Once the moment is past, the easiest way I know to fix it is with a cloning tool. PS and PhotoImpact both have cloning tools, and I suspect other programs as well.

With the fine hair detail on those legs, whatever you do won't be easy. Scott(es) may know a trick or two that could help here.

[Lucky Forward]

Nice pic, that's a VERY close shot. I'm not sure about removing your reflection from this shot, but in the future maybe you could try shooting an an angle to the glass so you're not reflected directly?

Also, your foreground is nicely lit, but then most of the tarantula is in shadow. Maybe a handheld reflector could shine some light deeper into his cage and light your subject a little better. I have a flexible reflector that is silvery on one side and white on the other, it's about 16 inches in diameter but collapses down to 6 inches for carrying.

[Kaylesh]

Thanks for the tips. I shall work on the suggestions and try posting again.
Kaylesh