Getting Braver - More Spiders

[wardie]

As I said in my 1st post in this forum spiders challenge me.

So I decided to try some more.

Large Orb Spider repairing its web. (100mm, ISO100, F2.8, 1/60, On board flash)
http://www.jmbphotography.com.au/g2_webshare/d/212-2/_MG_6698.jpg


Large Orb again (100mm, ISO400, F5, 1/60, On board flash)
http://www.jmbphotography.com.au/g2_webshare/d/215-2/_MG_6708.jpg


Spider with house (100mm, ISO100, F3.5, 1/60, On board flash)
http://www.jmbphotography.com.au/g2_webshare/d/218-2/_MG_6687.jpg


(100mm, ISO100, F4, 1/60, On board Flash)
http://www.jmbphotography.com.au/g2_webshare/d/221-2/_MG_6690.jpg

These were easier to take,

Wardie

[LordV]

Pretty good going :)- one thing with spider photography is to try and get their eyes in focus - may need to try different angles to do this.
Brian V.

[Lester Wareham]

Yes good shots. #1 is the most successful, #2 focus is off the eyes - always a problem with spiders because of all the long legs, big depth of field problems.

[wardie]

Thanks guys.

Other angles on the Orb were difficult as it was running around repairing where I had walked through it's web and seeing its eyes was impossible in the darkness.

Wardie

[Choderboy]

So when are we going to see you holding one? :)

Like the shot with house.

[wardie]

Dave, with the size of the Orb Spider there is a choice of buckley's or none!

I'd even have to think about the other two a lot before I let one on my hand.

Wardie

[dpastern]

Wardie - off to a good start, as Brian said, eyes being in focus are generally important. I like the lighting and compositions. Good stuff.

Dave