Spider

[Alexei TND]

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Itsy bitsy spider crept up the....

Saw this little feller exploring the wall by our front door, turned out to be rather camera shy and it took a few tries to get this just right, still not sure i got it 100% but this is the bets shot i got of it.

Im no arachnologist so i have no idea what the species is, but il calling him bob http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif


Canon EOS 40D
Canon EF 50mm 1.8II
Canon Speedlite 430EX
Kenko extension tubes (36mm, 20mm, 12mm)

Shot in RAW, processed in PS

[johnkermit1]

Bob looks like a jumper. the lighting is interesting..seems dark for flash fired..
but i like. :-)

[Alexei TND]

actually the was i made this is rather odd
set it to f9 @ iso100, the exposure time was 4 seconds and the flash was first curtain
i took the photo, but forgot about the 4 seconds exposure and moved the cam, so it got some background ambient light blur that made the whole image a tad foggy and washed out in a way, while still retaining sharpness and contrast (odd i know)

by adjusting the shadows curve in PS i was able to darken the bad areas and the result is a rather odd but (for me at least) somehow pleasant looking exposure effect

[johnkermit1]

wow...that is really strange.. 4 sec...wow. good results then. :-)

[Alexei TND]

wow...that is really strange.. 4 sec...wow. good results then. :-)
heh thanks dude
i sometimes screw up with the settings and get odd effects, half of the time i dont remember what i did.

*diligently studies camera more

[johnkermit1]

indeed....i have done some whacked out things with my camera also... it happens..
or when you think you got it all right...1 thing is wrong (for me, i acidentally change my file size down to the smallest setting by acidentally hitting the button...)
i get inside and notice 100 shots all 640x480 ! (thats my worst one yet.)

[Alexei TND]

indeed....i have done some whacked out things with my camera also... it happens..
or when you think you got it all right...1 thing is wrong (for me, i acidentally change my file size down to the smallest setting by acidentally hitting the button...)
i get inside and notice 100 shots all 640x480 ! (thats my worst one yet.)

XD the joys of photography :]

[johnkermit1]

:-)

[spidermanrbryce2006]

lovely shot

[Alexei TND]

lovely shot

thank you kindly :)
and idea what bob is? a jumper?
someone said wolf spider to me on msn but i doubt that

[dpastern]

It's a jumping spider, salticidae family. Quite common, non harmful to humans, very inquisitive, not really aggressive. Impressive shot for a 4 second exposure. Well done.

Dave

[Alexei TND]

It's a jumping spider, salticidae family. Quite common, non harmful to humans, very inquisitive, not really aggressive. Impressive shot for a 4 second exposure. Well done.

Dave

cheers dave
thanks so much for helping identify bob
and yes he was inquisitive, and quite funny
when i tried to make a picture he ran in circles, every few seconds he turned around and waved his front 2 legs at the lens (raaawr ima eat you), that naturally mad me laugh and so the picture came out of focus, this is one of the only successful shots i managed to take before i had to go and leave bob to his business

[dpastern]

Yes, they do do that. Most macro photographers love Jumpers as they make excellent subjects (as you've no doubt discovered).

Dave

[Alexei TND]

yep, i must admit i did find this fella charming and i hope i can find him again in the garden

[1downfall]

yep, i must admit i did find this fella charming and i hope i can find him again in the garden
Macro and spiders....hmmm just do not appeal to me...I hate them!! But the shots are awesome! I was browsing through here one day and my kid was behind me watching.....I clicked one thread like this one and he jumped a mile....very close shots all, very detailed, very real looking.....keep shooting so I don't have too!!:lol:

[Lester Wareham]

Great shot.