Halloween Opilione Nemastoma bimaculatum

e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
edited November 1, 2015 in Holy Macro
I am posting tomorrow's topic this evening to not miss Halloween.

This harvestman lives under stones and under pieces of bark I leave on the ground in my garden. it is very difficult to photograph. If exposed to daylight it usually immediately runs for shelter, where it may jam half of its body in a crevice for prolonged periods.

It took me numerous attempts, over two years, to get decent images. Both were taken with a FOV 6mm wide, the frames being uncropped.

EM-1 (manual mode, 1/250), reversed Schneider HM 40 at f16 plus x 1.5 Kiron TC, flash, hand-held.

Harold


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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2015
    Wow....that is one nasty little beast......I wouldn't get close to photograph it!
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2015
    Good captures Harold - not seen this one before
    Brian V.
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2015
    Good captures Harold - not seen this one before
    Brian V.

    Thanks, Brian.

    It looks more like one of the very large mites to the naked eye.

    The second one is one of its more pathetic attempts to hide.

    Harold
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2015
    I just choked on my coffee trying to read the title here but the pics are nicely done. :D
    "Photography is partly art and partly science. Really good photography adds discipline, sacrifice and a never ending pursuit of photographic excellence"...ziggy53

  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Wow....that is one nasty little beast......I wouldn't get close to photograph it!

    It wants to get away much more than I want to get close.

    Harold
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited November 1, 2015
    I just choked on my coffee trying to read the title here but the pics are nicely done. :D

    Thanks.

    Harold
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