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Hi these images are not to be reproduced or copied for commercial use copyright Paul Woods 2015  Some of these images have been re edited for print - printing a photograph is an ongoing process depending on the paper and lab one needs to change the editing process.  So even if I have published one or two of these pictures before, these edits are fresh interpretations. Eventually I will be creating limited edition prints signed and printed to my particular taste till then I am happy for people to enjoy them as they are and for commercial use or if you have a commission in mind contact  Sorry about the typos but as with edits I get around to them ! paulwoods@perrylane.org                                                               Ladies View Killarney  Molls gap near Killarney County Ker...

Along came a spider By Paul Woods This image is a photo stack of 12 images shot with an external speedlite with a plastic bag and elastic band as a diffuser .   Triggered of camera by radio trigger.  I  shot 12 images before the spider moved (it was slightly chilled in the refrigerator in a film canister before hand) the recycling time of the speedlite meaning I had a few seconds between each shot . As anyone knows macro at such a magnification can have DOF issues . I have used a reverse ring and an old kit lens from a 35mm film camera 35-80mm from a 50eos . One has to pick an aperture and pressing the dof preview button dismount the lens to keep the aperture set. This in turn means a darker viewfinder if one picks a large fstop as needed for macro to increase area in focus.  I used  photoshop to stack the images - this image still needs more cleaning up before I print (always an ongoing process). It needed a bit of work too after the stacking as it is a co...