Tarantula

dlplumer

GOLDENORFE

great shot Dan, was it in your home?

dlplumer

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

great shot Dan, was it in your home?

He was outside my front door. My wife suggested I shoot some shots, so I did. Then she told me to move it away from the wall so I could get a better shot. Then she came outside and gently moved it so I could shoot it. After the session we gently put her back where she was when we found her. They seem to come every summer, and I find them in the same exact place.

Thanks in part to this forum, I am no longer afraid of them. This one was about the size of my hand. I shot it with the 100 mm f/2.8 at about 18" with an EX 580 II and diffuser.

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful capture !
Not sure if I'd want to find one of these outside my door or not
Brian V.

dlplumer

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Wonderful capture !
Not sure if I'd want to find one of these outside my door or not
Brian V.

Thanks Brian. They are actually quite tame, and their venom is not lethal to humans.