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The Comet Catcher

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This absolutely was one of those, how the hell did I achieve that?! Moments. I was outside a Lidl store in Storkow, discovered these spiders clinging to the windows, on the other side of said windows were stacked up plastic bottles, still in their plastic wrapping. This male Bridge Orb Weaver caught my eye, principally due to the extra leg span, as well as the tendency they have to be somewhat more nomadic than the larger females. However, this one was quite still giving me a golden op to get a decent enough macro, BUT, what happened was, the flash went through the window, hit the plastics on the other side bouncing back and with the general debris on the glass, created this space effect.

I cannot fail to also mention the window was peppered with bird shit, which I think also augmented the effect, thus the Comet Catcher was created.

I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)

Taken in: Germany / Brandenburg / Landkreis Oder-Spree / Storkow (show map)

Taken on: September 6, 2023

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Camera: Nikon D5600, f/22.0, 1/200 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5600
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Return detected
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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