Macro Spider

Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
edited December 2, 2005 in Wildlife
This guy was one of the best models I've ever had, I was able to get great DOF cause he held perfectly still while I shot at f22 with 3 second shutter. For you spider lovers out there, you'll be happy to know he was released back into the wild. BTW This guy was huge! His body would have covered a dime and his legs would have reached around a silver dollar! :huh

hoping this message finds you well -Ian
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2005
    Great capture Ian, excellent detail. Perhaps a little fill flash might have brought out the details in the face.
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2005
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Great capture Ian, excellent detail. Perhaps a little fill flash might have brought out the details in the face.

    Cool, I didn't use a flash cause I thought it wouldn't make a difference on a 3 second exposure, but I'm still learning, I'll have to try that next time. Thanks for the tip!

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
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  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2005
    Your telling me you found this guy in the wild??? No thanks.
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2005
    JimM wrote:
    Your telling me you found this guy in the wild??? No thanks.

    Yep, roaming along the curb just outside my work... I have to admit, there were times when I was looking through the viewfinder and I was afraid he was going to jump on my face or something, being that my face was about 9 inches away from this guy with one eye closed and the other looking through the viewfinder.

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • VikingViking Registered Users Posts: 178 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2005
    Very nice picture. Like the Huge dof.
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2005
    Viking wrote:
    Very nice picture. Like the Huge dof.

    Thanks for the compliment Viking.

    -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2005
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Great capture Ian, excellent detail. Perhaps a little fill flash might have brought out the details in the face.

    I went back through my shots and found that this close-up had some more detail, enjoy...

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2005
    Excellent shot Ian. clap.gif But you released that monster unto an unsuspecting world!!! :uhoh :yikes You mat have pleased the spider lovers but you didn't make us non-spider lovers all that happy. rolleyes1.gif
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent shot Ian. clap.gif But you released that monster unto an unsuspecting world!!! :uhoh :yikes You mat have pleased the spider lovers but you didn't make us non-spider lovers all that happy. rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks Harry. He was such a good sport about being photographed I didn't have the heart to send him to the great big web in the sky. Besides, with the size of this guy, it would have taken a mop and bucket to clean up the aftermath. eek7.gif

    -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
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