Photo Feature
Mite-y Colourful
<p><strong>Mite-y Colourful:</strong> Sheer and diaphanous, the many layers of a web stretch across the frame studded with tiny red spider mites. The gauzy web is designed as protection from predators. Anirban Dutta took multiple in-camera exposures for this dramatic, brilliantly lit and vibrant image, that required considerable preparation, thought and patience as he chose to illuminate the scene with two external flashes from opposite angles. The red hues were created using coloured cellophane paper to mask the flashes.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Cooch Behar, West Bengal<br />
<strong>Details:</strong> Camera: Nikon D500, Lens: Tamron 90 mm. VC USD, Shutter speed: 1/100 sec., ISO: 320, Aperture: f/18, Focal length: 90 mm.<br />
<strong>Date:</strong> October 13, 2021, 9:51 a.m.</p>
<p><strong>Photo: Anirban Dutta</strong></p>