macro spider help

[praline3001]

Hey ya'll. I took this photo at the zoo. Look at the photo first before reading my questions...
you will see why in a moment..




Now for my questions. Did the spider look real or fake when you first looked at it? That is my son in the background. I put him there on purpose in order to give a size ratio on how big the spider was.

The spider is fake. It was part of a non living exhibit. I wanted to try my hand at hoaxing things for a bit for humor. I didn't want the image super sharp because then it would be really obvious that the spider was fake. The room was SUPER dark and the spider was behind glass so I had to go with a low f/stop and no flash like in an aquarium. I really like the out of focus legs in the front as they look like movement blur which makes the spider look more real?

Here is the EXIF info even though my question is about composition
Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 1600

I did a slight crop and ran it through noise ninja but that is all. As stated, the blur is important in pulling off the hoax ~ at least I think so? Were you fooled?

[beachcomber]

Its a great set up Brook and certainly had me fooled, I though the spider was real and your son was the fake !!!
(sorry)