Shutterbug Photo of the Day

Our Shutterbug Photo of the Day by Kathleen Hock features an up-close view of a spider calmly waiting in the center of its web for a fly to fall into the trap.

“My first try at focus stacking to achieve a sharp macro image at a shallow DOF to create beautiful bokeh from the pink rose bush and lawn behind the spider and the web. A total of 9 images were used for this image,” writes Hock.

This image was captured with a Canon Mark III, 100.0mm, f/2.8 USM lens, 1/100 sec, f/2.8 and ISO 200.

See a larger version of the photo in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day gallery here.

If you want to enter Shutterbug Photo of the Day, post an image in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day Gallery and include your real name and some background on the image (how and where it was shot; the story behind the image; gear and settings used etc.) in the description field to qualify.

We will select one Shutterbug Photo of the Day image every month to run as a full-page feature in the magazine.