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DionM
24th of January 2005 (Mon), 20:38
The male is the smaller one, who gets eaten by the larger female.

Taken beside my garage.

20D, 100-300.

Model - Canon EOS 20D
DateTime - 2005:01:24 21:40:35
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9.00
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
jwcdds
24th of January 2005 (Mon), 22:25
Fantastic photo! Roughly how big were the spiders? The female looks quite intimidating.

I managed to capture this little guy today. It was ~1/2 in (12-13mm) across and quite shy.
http://www.pbase.com/jwcdds/image/39021368.jpg
TammieO
24th of January 2005 (Mon), 22:26
Well done! I've tried to photograph spiders and they're tough because of the DOF needed. What kind is it?
Tammie
DionM
24th of January 2005 (Mon), 23:28
jwcdds - the spider is reasonably large - about 3" from end of a leg to the other. Love your shot - I want to try and get one that close next time. Waiting for some extension tubes :)

TammieO - Its a Golden Silk Spider. Very common in Oz - quite harmless (provided you're not allergic to spiders - then their bite isn't fun) and not agressive, but scary when you walk into their web in the middle of the night and feel it run across your face :)
jwcdds
24th of January 2005 (Mon), 23:37
... 3" and running across one's face. =oO

I'm not allergic to spiders. But I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to overgrown insects. :D
DionM
24th of January 2005 (Mon), 23:41
:)

They make their web incredibly fast ... you can go out in the early evening and come back home a few hours later and walk into a web ...