The Stuff of Nightmares by northy

The Stuff of Nightmares

This qualifies as ETSOOI... the subject and light were awesome... but I could NOT get the focus... this might work better large on a black background... then again, maybe not ;p

tx so much for all the lovely comments (and faves) on my back alley shots and the little princess :)
Super creepy but way cool!
July 29th, 2012  
Cool
July 29th, 2012  
totall what nightmares are made of for me!! great shot!
July 29th, 2012  
Yikes! Great shot
July 29th, 2012  
Weird - good shot
July 29th, 2012  
yes that is pretty creepy. great shot!
July 29th, 2012  
Your skills as a photographer have become noticably better, northy. I'm really enjoying watching your talent blossom.
July 29th, 2012  
Lyn
ICK. . .great capture and processing (and what a COOL Cromwell Compliment. . .we may have to dub this the 3Cs!
July 29th, 2012  
Think I must be stupid! Sorry, Northy!
July 29th, 2012  
@maggiemae what on earth makes you say that??????
July 29th, 2012  
@cromwell awwww! tx :) i think i'm blushing now!
July 29th, 2012  
@lyno -- 3C's. LOL! You crack me up girl.
July 29th, 2012  
@northy 'cause I can't work out what it is!
July 29th, 2012  
@maggiemae well... that's because i couldn't get the focus right - nothing wrong with you at all! at the bottom is a spider with, i think (but i don't really know), two egg sacks... the dark blobby things towards the top are baby spiders... the light was fabulous... i had my macro lens on manual focus, the camera on a tripod, and timed the shutter to minimize shake... but still could not get the focus spot on...
July 29th, 2012  
Yucky...I don't think I want it in focus...I'm just say'n
July 29th, 2012  
Sue
I like the black and white...but wonder...what color is the spider?
July 29th, 2012  
@roth a golden yellow/brown... the babies look like flakes of gold :) i think it would have been stunning if i had managed the focus!
July 29th, 2012  
@httpgeffed ha ha ha! ya... i know... there was a HUGE element of ick to it!
July 29th, 2012  
eeeew! That is seriously spooky! I hope this wasn't in your house :)
July 29th, 2012  
I've never thought of turning b&w for a spider, I'll try. Great shot!!!
July 29th, 2012  
very nightmare image
July 29th, 2012  
Great capture. Works well in B&W. Maybe was your shutter speed too slow and that's why you couldn't get the clarity? None the less, a great shot
July 29th, 2012  
A fantastic shot. And totally scary. *runs away*
July 29th, 2012  
Worse than a nightmare, a phobia
July 29th, 2012  
very dramatic, great shot!
July 29th, 2012  
akkk! So gross. The nest looks like a tangled mess, the title very fitting. B&w suits.
July 29th, 2012  
I mean this in the nicest possible way - that's horrible! ;)
Fab detail. :)
July 29th, 2012  
Fascinating, but truly gross! :)
July 29th, 2012  
well i think it has a certain nightmare quality!!!! Which works so well....plenty to look at anyway!!! Like it!
July 29th, 2012  
Lovely glisten on the web and the spider's legs. Great shot xx
July 29th, 2012  
Its challenge time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hmmmmmm, now let me think ;)

I know, we have spoke about the 100 strangers project before, so time to get your first one. A street portrait of a stranger, find out their name and a little about them etc. and something they think is interesting about them. Have fun :)
July 29th, 2012  
Wow! You really are breaking out! Inspiring us all to try harder! Great to see!
July 29th, 2012  
Very creepy Northy, great shot
July 29th, 2012  
Wow, that is one nightmarish shot...! ;-p
July 29th, 2012  
@38mm oh gawd... just when i'd gotten over the anxiety attack induced by dropping my two younger boys off at sleepaway camp for the first time... ok - challenge accepted... off to think about your challenge!
July 29th, 2012  
the focus on the spider is actually great! quite scary
July 29th, 2012  
Yurk! Scary alright. And so very well done. Excellent shot.
July 29th, 2012  
got a hairy scary feel to it!!
July 29th, 2012  
Haha, cool arachnophobic shot!
You got Jase for your challenge? Good luck with the strangers :)
July 29th, 2012  
eeewwweee thats icky... fantastic capture
July 29th, 2012  
this is nightmarish!! you got great detail of that web!
July 30th, 2012  
Wow, this is so awesome!
July 30th, 2012  
nod
?????
August 4th, 2012  
@nod ha!!! didn't you read my description? i was very frustrated at not being able to nail the shot of the perfect subject with the perfect light... so i processed it into a chaotic mess... no worries... i'm under no illusions about this one! :)
August 4th, 2012  
nod
@northy have to admit, didn't read all of it ha ha. You are very welcome to say what you want in my photos also. Would love that !!
August 4th, 2012  
@nod i'll try... i really like your shots - although at times, i find them a bit, uhm, inaccessible maybe? but to me that makes them all the more whorthwhile for looking at...
August 4th, 2012  
nod
@northy An artist friend of mine like to mock that I just "design" a pic, not paint a painting (nothing behind them except something nice to look at). This is true for some of the photos I took and post. Sometimes I just like the way they turn out in post processing. Just some nice postcard pics without any deeper meaning :-)
August 4th, 2012  
@nod well, i think there is a difference between a snapshot and a photograph... i mean anyone can point a camera at the eiffel tower and say they have the shot... but it takes skill and talent to make it interesting...
August 4th, 2012  
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