First shot with my new gear :)

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Lynx Spider, family Oxyopidae.
Shot this fellow on a potted ajwain plant on my terrace. :) My first shot with the new gear.


Canon EOS 500D + Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 800 (Could have been lowered... forgot to lower it after some high ISO tests)
Flash Off
Handheld
Nearly full frame- cropped a narrow strip from the top.
Slight boost in sharpness.

Wish I had more green in the lower left corner :(.
[This was shot in jpeg, will start shooting RAW once I get a hang of the camera.]

Thanks, comments and critiques awaited, tips for using this lens welcome :).

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Abhishek,
Congratulations on your new gear.

I am very happy that you got equipment according to the area where your interests lie. I am sure there would be some nice documentation coming from your 100mm.

The background looks intriguing. In fact the shallow depth of field with more out of focus plant gives an impression that it is some underwater stuff. :-) Pretty interesting. Slight crop from the top to remove the dark spot at the top left would enhance the image. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Congratulations...!! I was waiting to hear about you upgrading to a SLR :) .

Nice composition and details. Its good to know you have already started testing the camera. Look forward to see lot more from your 100mm. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks a lot Sabyasachi & Mrudul.

Sabyasachi: Agree with the crop suggestion.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Wow! Nice shot Abhishek and congrats on your new gear
tfs

[Bhargava Srivari]

Congrats Abhishek..look forward to some nice macro work from you, with the new gear:)