Hook and Chain by taffy

Hook and Chain

Decided to do a nature walk this evening rather than only focus on processing Poland photos. Put on my macro and thought about all of @888rachel 's clear-as-tack insects. Guess what happened with my insect shots? So, instead, I present this as the result of the nature walk...
Wow!Incredible texture!Greatly composed !Fav
August 6th, 2015  
Nicely seen. Great texture and tones. So much detail. The dof is great. Clear-as-tack!!
August 6th, 2015  
Love the spider web aspect.
August 6th, 2015  
Great shot and cool textures:)
August 6th, 2015  
Awesome focus and shot!
August 6th, 2015  
Great cobwebs!
August 6th, 2015  
Excellent shot, great detail
August 6th, 2015  
Nice textures Taffy and interesting where you put your focus point. We have macro in Camera club this month and I keep thinking I should get out with my macro lens.
August 6th, 2015  
Great macro! Like those webs.
August 6th, 2015  
well you got tack sharp webs!!!
August 6th, 2015  
Neat shot, focus, bokeh
August 6th, 2015  
One can almost feel the tension in the chain, sort off expecting the hook to snap off any moment!
August 6th, 2015  
As Corrie says, there seems to be tension in this image and the webs add such a great level of detail. Hope you will try for more macro shots?
August 6th, 2015  
Well, it has some cobwebs :-) Great textures!
August 6th, 2015  
Well spotted! Great textures and lovely bokeh.
August 6th, 2015  
one of the best parts of going on a walk - is noticing interesting shapes and objects - nice capture
August 6th, 2015  
More of a mind set than a ordinary photo- locked on and so strong!
August 6th, 2015  
fabulous dof and it works so well in b&w!! Love that you even caught the spiderwebs!
August 6th, 2015  
Perfect b&w capture. Love the web.
August 6th, 2015  
A picture of strength in b&w.
August 6th, 2015  
Funny to watch peoples projects and see how they are fabulous at some shots and struggle in other areas. I have taken out my macro adapter lens and find the focus area so small and really want my tripod with it. Do you use a tripod with your macro. I love this because in one way it is like your architecture shots. Very structured and very solid.
August 6th, 2015  
...at least you have a macro! This looks great and works so well in B&W. Even the thin spider web strands are sharply focused!
August 6th, 2015  
Love the focus and sweet bokeh. Nice the see the contrasting fragile web :)
August 6th, 2015  
I know how hard you can be on yourself, so I'll bet there were some winner shots in there! This shot is lovely and sharp.
August 6th, 2015  
love your dof and the pov - it looks great in b&w
August 6th, 2015  
Wonderfully composed and great in mono. FAV
August 6th, 2015  
Nice DOF ...
August 6th, 2015  
Great textures, shapes and detail. Fav
August 6th, 2015  
Great close up with amazing textures and DOF
August 6th, 2015  
Well, things do naturally rust after a while! LOL somedays you are meant to shoot bugs; others it's all about rust. Sounds like a good motto, don't you think? Nice shot!
August 6th, 2015  
Super close up, great details
August 6th, 2015  
Wonderful detail and textures.
August 6th, 2015  
Fabulous DoF, textures and bokeh, beautiful image - fav
August 6th, 2015  
Lovely capture, details and processing
August 6th, 2015  
Great macro and you have a cobweb in it so there is some nature
August 6th, 2015  
Super composition and tones
August 6th, 2015  
Fantastic picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
August 6th, 2015  
The strong spider silk is great.
August 6th, 2015  
Insects schminsects! This is great and politely stays still to be photographed
August 6th, 2015  
Great textures!
August 6th, 2015  
Amazing detail and perfect dof.
August 6th, 2015  
great capture, wonderful detail
August 6th, 2015  
Did you use a tripod? Lighting and steadiness are key! Sting nothing wring with the hook and chain! It does have cobwebs or spide web for tha nature aspect
August 6th, 2015  
@janiskay I often use a tripod, but on a fairly quick photo walk, I didn't take it along. It makes a huge difference with the macro lens. Any little movement affects the shot. As does wind. I think that's why I was drawn to this very stable thing -- I was tired of the blur!
August 6th, 2015  
Marvelous b and w conversion and dof. I totally know what you mean re Rachel and insects. I sure wish I could take a class from her. Don't you?
August 6th, 2015  
Fabulous nature shot! :-) It must be the web that is preventing the hook from coming loose!
August 6th, 2015  
Wonderful shot!
August 7th, 2015  
Congratulations on making the PP. Well deserved.
August 7th, 2015  
great presentation, good focus and DoF
August 7th, 2015  
@jgpittenger @taffy @888rachel Rachel, can you start a class? I believe you have 3 ready to register! Taffy, thus inspires me ti pull out my macro clip sometime soon, but I am not as steady as I used to be.
August 7th, 2015  
@darylo @jgpittenger @888rachel I'd take it, not teach it! Jane just took a macro class so maybe just getting started with some pointers would be great. Love the idea. There are macros, and then there are amazing macros that Jane and Rachel have done.
August 7th, 2015  
@darylo @taffy @888rachel yes, three of us ready for sure! Rachel...where and when?
August 7th, 2015  
This is really cool Taffy! The perspective is so unique!
August 7th, 2015  
@darylo @taffy @jgpittenger I love you guys! Such a wonderful thing to say. Wouldn't it be great if we were all in the same place so we could go on a photo shoot together. Love macros!
August 8th, 2015  
Lovely angles, taking me across and into the photo. Simple, but oh so effective.
August 9th, 2015  
Wonderful pic!
August 9th, 2015  
Great textures - love it in B&W.
August 11th, 2015  
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