Wolf Spider

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited August 20, 2007 in Holy Macro
...or "Let's make Skippy drool for an MPE-65" :D

Shot between life size and 4x -she was huge! Would have covered my hand had I been man enough to pick her up...

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This next image is my current wallpaper :wink

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4x -she moved on before I could go to 5... :cry

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  • KevinKevin Registered Users Posts: 236 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    good gawd man
    how do you SLEEP at nite??? :D

    awesome
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    Kevin wrote:
    how do you SLEEP at nite??? :D

    awesome

    ...with one eye open... umph.gif

    Thanks for the props! :cool
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    Lovely series John - never seen one that big :)
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Lovely series John - never seen one that big :)
    Brian V.

    Thanks Brian!
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  • JennrenselJennrensel Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited August 12, 2007
    wow! I saw one at the beach last year carrying tons of her babies on her back!
  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    Jennrensel wrote:
    wow! I saw one at the beach last year carrying tons of her babies on her back!

    I'd love to see that myself -what a wonderful photo op!
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    Those pics are TOO good!
    Making my skin crawl big time....NOT a huge fan of Spiders.
    Bigger they are.....faster I can R - U - N !! :D
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    mwink.gif Wow these are big and beautiful
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2007
    Dalantech wrote:
    ...or "Let's make Skippy drool for an MPE-65" :D

    Shot between life size and 4x -she was huge! Would have covered my hand had I been man enough to pick her up...
    This next image is my current wallpaper mwink.gif
    4x -she moved on before I could go to 5... :cry

    Hi ya John, the only thing that bothers me shooting large spiders,
    is that your so concentrating on getting the eyes in focus,
    you forget just how close you are to the thing........

    It's kinda scary when one second the eyes are in focus and next thing the spider is not even in the viewfinder eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif

    You were at least lucky enough to get the shots you did John clap.gif

    Great series ......... Skippy
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2007
    GraphyFotoz wrote:
    Those pics are TOO good!
    Making my skin crawl big time....NOT a huge fan of Spiders.
    Bigger they are.....faster I can R - U - N !! :D

    If it had jumped on my lens, or on me, I would have run away screaming like a little girl...
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2007
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    mwink.gif Wow these are big and beautiful

    Thanks Awais!
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Hi ya John, the only thing that bothers me shooting large spiders,
    is that your so concentrating on getting the eyes in focus,
    you forget just how close you are to the thing........

    It's kinda scary when one second the eyes are in focus and next thing the spider is not even in the viewfinder eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif

    That had me very concerned... :uhoh
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  • BriggieBriggie Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2007
    call me crazy...but i find it looks like an Ewok!! Great shot!! clap.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 13, 2007
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    Un be lieve able.

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  • sirsloopsirsloop Registered Users Posts: 866 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2007
    Heh heh... its always a bit freaky to be looking at one of these things at 4-5x. The spider looks absolutely HUGE... then it moves like 2mm out of the frame and i'd jump cause I think its on my hand or something rolleyes1.gif
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2007
    Amazing!! --Skippy is not the only one out here drooling for that lens!!!
    T :D

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  • HindsightHindsight Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited August 16, 2007
    Wolf Spiders are scary looking, but they're also pretty neat. I had one that lived in a bathroom drawer back in college and I used to toss miller's in there when they'd get in my shaving mirror. What freaks me out are Sun Spiders/ Wind Scorpions.
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  • ZeeZee Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited August 17, 2007
    He looks mighty tasty :eat

    Those shots are too cool. Amazing color and detail thumb.gif

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2007
    Thanks for all the kind comments! :cool
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