@Melissa W.: i zoom blurred a layer in ps, applied a layer mask, and painted back in the spider...not in order to be fancy, but in order to get around the dull-looking bokeh of the original.

thanks for the comment!

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Well it is pretty awesome!

3 Sep 2008 5:18pm

Laurent from Lyon, France

there is a kind of zooming effect that I like very much

3 Sep 2008 7:10pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

I think it is excellent, the blurred web strands give a sense of movement. And the background is brilliant.

3 Sep 2008 9:36pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

great image

4 Sep 2008 3:37pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

This is really a fantastic shot and your post production is really great (having read the aswer as to how you did this). Impressive!

4 Sep 2008 8:12pm

sandrine from cincinnati, United States

I love it! I like the effect, and the colors...

9 Sep 2008 9:44am

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

wow -- very intense! it is almost as if the spider is jumping off the screen! dynamic indeed!

9 Sep 2008 5:08pm

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