Along Came a Spider (x2 Pics)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

I got a spider, I got a spider whooohoooooooo!!!!!! :clap :clap
I love it when someone gives me a new bug

This spider was given to me by one of the Computer Guys at work, he lives on a property right by a Nature Reserve, so he gets all kind of spiders and bugs around his house, I begged him to take my bug catcher home and bring me back a little buddy to photograph

: and he did.

I don't know the name of the spider, but its legs look way too big for it's body, like they are over sized and out of proportion to the spiders body, I let it go the day after it was given to me

Shots were taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, Aperature Mode, hand held, Natural light........... enjoy

Skippy (Australia)

windoze · April 21, 2005

absolutely wonderful!!!!!

Skippy wrote:

I got a spider, I got a spider whooohoooooooo!!!!!!
I love it when someone gives me a new bug

This spider was given to me by one of the Computer Guys at work, he lives on a property right by a Nature Reserve, so he gets all kind of spiders and bugs around his house, I begged him to take my bug catcher home and bring me back a little buddy to photograph : and he did.

I don't know the name of the spider, but its legs look way too big for it's body, like they are over sized and out of proportion to the spiders body, I let it go the day after it was given to me

Shots were taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, Aperature Mode, hand held, Natural light........... enjoy Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Hi there Troy

windoze wrote:

absolutely wonderful!!!!!

I'm really happy with the Canon 100mm Macro, the more I use it the more I feel comfortable with it, I'm really getting the hang of it Troy, the bigger the bug the easier they are to photograph is what I am finding

Did you notice I cleaned my sensor????
All by myself is this a happy face < ---- or is this a happy face

Now all I need is more bugs :lol

micknewton · April 21, 2005

Great shots Skippy! Did you take the photos while it was captive, or after you let it go?

MuskyDude · April 21, 2005

Whoa those are cool! I can't wait to get a "real" macro lens and try stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!

AJ

Phil U. · April 21, 2005

Skippy wrote:

I got a spider, I got a spider whooohoooooooo!!!!!!

Skippy! These are SWEET! Very sharp, nice light, exellent exposure, and good DOF. Not to mention an really cool looking subject.

digismile · April 21, 2005

You win:D

You're bugs in Australia are way scarier than the bugs we have here!

Is this one poisonous?

gus · April 21, 2005

Nice work skip

Thats a female wolf spider. Not very poisonous but in certain conditions i have seen 50-100 in one back yard. They live burrows & the best way to lure them out is to jiggle a bit of grass down their hole...it drives them crazy & they come flying out looking for a fight....make sure you get a slippery bit of grass.

Steve Cavigliano · April 21, 2005

Skippy,

Nice ones

I replied to your thread over at STF

Hey, nice move with Simon

I hope he comes over, at least for a visit

Thanks for posting these super macros of this big ugly......lol

Steve

Andy · April 21, 2005

that's no spider it's a monster :uhoh my god it's *gross*
you amaze me, girlie

congrats, nice job.
sorry i blew off your last pm and i don't have it anymore :cry

System · April 21, 2005

way cool, skippy! the last little spider i found went straight down the dunnee

if that's how you spell it... had an australian bio teacher some 16 years ago who taught us that?

shots like these have me craving a macro lens! hey, and congrats on your cleaning too

sash

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Thanks Mick

micknewton wrote:

Great shots Skippy! Did you take the photos while it was captive, or after you let it go?

I took them after I let it go........I was given the spider while I was at work, and because I work late, I let him sit on the kitchen bench in his contain, (which is actually quite big) over night.

I took him outside in the morning in an area where it didn't matter if he ran because there was only grass and I could keep taking pictures of him, he was very very co-operative

I never keep bugs longer than 2 days, if I can't get the shot I want, too bad, my loss, I let them go.

Usually I do shoot them inside the house, but this one was very very active and I figured I would be wasting my time trying to do it, so I didn't even attempt it. .......... Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Hey MuskyDude

MuskyDude wrote:

Whoa those are cool! I can't wait to get a "real" macro lens and try stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!

AJ

The Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro is a wonderful piece of glass I tell you.
When your trying to get in real close it will sometimes Hunt, but if that continues, I simply switch it to Manual, the lens is very easy to hand focus.

I really love this lens, it's not just restricted to Macro either thats the other good thing about it

Skippy (Australia)

bfjr · April 21, 2005

#2 exactly what my nightmare was about last night :lol4
great stuff

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Thank you Phil

Phil U. wrote:

Skippy! These are SWEET! Very sharp, nice light, exellent exposure, and good DOF. Not to mention an really cool looking subject.

I'm lucky that the people I work with know I enjoy this type of photography, and will often bring something in for me to photograph.

I will take my bug container back to work today and give it to the Computer Guy to take home again and find me another bug

The Canon handles very well indeed, I have not been disappointed even when I stuff up, the stuff ups have great potention too

Thank you for your kind words ..... Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Hi there

digismile wrote:

You win:D

You're bugs in Australia are way scarier than the bugs we have here!

Is this one poisonous?

Ohhhhhhhh yeah the bugs here will rip your bloody arms off NOT :lol
They only look scarey cause it's a close up, these spiders blend in very well with their surroundings, when I was first given the spider my first thought was wow you can clearly see it's eyes

it's those eyes that make a great photo.

We do have poisonous spiders here in Australia, but you rarely hear of people dying from bites these days............ Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Hey there Humungus

Humungus wrote:

Nice work skip

Thats a female wolf spider. Not very poisonous but in certain conditions i have seen 50-100 in one back yard. They live burrows & the best way to lure them out is to jiggle a bit of grass down their hole...it drives them crazy & they come flying out looking for a fight....make sure you get a slippery bit of grass.

Ha Ha Ha .........funny you should say make sure you have slippery grass, the grass was indeed wet when I let the spider go

I'd love to find more spiders, but it just aint happening at my place

Thanks for looking........ Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Hi Steve

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Skippy,

Nice ones

I replied to your thread over at STF

Hey, nice move with Simon I hope he comes over, at least for a visit

Thanks for posting these super macros of this big ugly......lol

Steve

Thanks Steve........... if only I had a never ending supply of bugs, now how cool would that be

I'd love it

Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Hey Mr Williams

andy wrote:

that's no spider it's a monster :uhoh my god it's *gross*
you amaze me, girlie

congrats, nice job.
sorry i blew off your last pm and i don't have it anymore :cry

Thats okay Andy....... I know your a busy man.

Awwwwww don't you think my spidy has a cute faced

l sorta didn't know what eye to look at :lol4 trust me I was looking at all them wondering where he was gonna try to escape to.

Take Care Andy......... Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Thanks Sash

sash wrote:

way cool, skippy! the last little spider i found went straight down the dunnee if that's how you spell it... had an australian bio teacher some 16 years ago who taught us that?

shots like these have me craving a macro lens! hey, and congrats on your cleaning too

sash

Cleaning my sensor was more scarey than the spider my friend .
You flushed it :flush you do know that spiders can swim don't ya

and walk on water too for that matter :lol4 ya might wanna check under the seat next time ya need to go :lol . Take Care Sash...... Skippy (Australia)

rahmonster · April 21, 2005

Wow great shot Skippy! I have bumped into one of these before...It was creepy to say the least...I was jumping out of my skin every time something brushed past me for a week:uhoh Oh the drama of being australian. Hey I've got plenty of bugs at my house for you

Come and get as many as you like!

Skippy · April 21, 2005

Can Ya Run Fast

bfjr wrote:

#2 exactly what my nightmare was about last night :lol4
great stuff

I love finding new spiders, didn't have to find this one someone gave it to me

Funny........ I don't dream of spiders and such, I often dream I can fly though.

I was given the spider while I was at work so you can just imagine the reaction I got when I took it into the office where I work with 14 other women

I don't know why they freak out, I mean gosh it's in a very secure container, not like I leave the lid off or anything..........hey that's a thought

Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 21, 2005

More Bugs???

rahmonster wrote:

Wow great shot Skippy! I have bumped into one of these before...It was creepy to say the least...I was jumping out of my skin every time something brushed past me for a week:uhoh Oh the drama of being australian. Hey I've got plenty of bugs at my house for you Come and get as many as you like!

Ohhhhhh coolness, send em over

They frighten me too those big ones, I'm okay with them as long as they don't actually get on me

I just make sure I have everything I need to get the shot, including my little dental tools which come in so handy when needing to move bugs without touching or hurting them.

I hope someone can find another scorpion for me to photograph with this new gear.........thanks for looking........ Skippy (Australia)

Khaos · April 21, 2005

Yeah, I'd say you were comfortable with that 100.

Awesome stuff!

gus · April 22, 2005

Skip...a safer way to get them out of their holes (than the jiggling grass method) is to get an eye dropper & put a tad of metho down the hole. They dont like the fumes & will come out & stand very still for a min or 2. The metho wont harm them as long as you only use a few drops.

System · April 22, 2005

Skippy wrote:

Cleaning my sensor was more scarey than the spider my friend .
You flushed it :flush you do know that spiders can swim don't ya and walk on water too for that matter :lol4 ya might wanna check under the seat next time ya need to go :lol . Take Care Sash...... Skippy (Australia)

it would had to have been the david copperfield of spiders to fight its way out of a big wad of tissue while going down

sash

Skippy · April 22, 2005

Hi there Khaos

Khaos wrote:

Yeah, I'd say you were comfortable with that 100. Awesome stuff!

I really do love the lens, and it does perform well, it's just time getting used to the camera, it's settings and the different lenses

I always look forward to finding a new bug

Thanks for looking ..... Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 22, 2005

Hey Humungus

Humungus wrote:

Skip...a safer way to get them out of their holes (than the jiggling grass method) is to get an eye dropper & put a tad of metho down the hole. They dont like the fumes & will come out & stand very still for a min or 2. The metho wont harm them as long as you only use a few drops.

I noticed a heap of Trap Door holes and lids around the side of the house, might give that a try around there , thanks for the tip

Skippy (Australia)

Along Came a Spider (x2 Pics)

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