Tarantula, Black Widow, Fishing spider and others

[kaypony]

Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Unfortunately the light was terrible and even wide open I had to use a higher ISO then I would have liked ideally.
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[AxxisPhoto]

Fantastic images!! I love the DOF. The images really have a concise focal point. What iso/aperture were you using?

[kaypony]

Thankyou, I actually find it very hard to get the concise focal point in the right place. Any suggestions for working on this? I usually end up getting a leg rather than the head in focus. I was on ISO400-800 in these, maybe 1600 for the first one. Aperture was F/2.8 throughout due to extremely low light.

[AxxisPhoto]

If that is what you are going for, I would not change anything. But for more detail and more of the image in focus, I would use a lower ISO/higher aperture with fill flash. Just a suggestion.

[LordV]

All good esp for natural light.
Not sure if you were using a tripod or not but if not, the easiest way to focus is to fix the magnification (focus) and move the camera to focus. When near the focus point you gently sway back and forth.
It would of course be a bit easier with more DOF but you would need a flash and use the camera in full manual setting (eg ISO100/200, F11, 1/200th).
Brian V.

[akiwi]

Those are pretty cool.
I like the coloured backgrounds, they make the photos a little different to what you normally see.

[kaypony]

All good esp for natural light.
Not sure if you were using a tripod or not but if not, the easiest way to focus is to fix the magnification (focus) and move the camera to focus. When near the focus point you gently sway back and forth.
It would of course be a bit easier with more DOF but you would need a flash and use the camera in full manual setting (eg ISO100/200, F11, 1/200th).
Brian V.
Thank you for the tips on focusing :) No, I wasn't using a tripod but I wasn't using that method of focusing either, will try next time. I don't yet own a flash. I think a flash will be one of my next purchases.

[kaypony]

Those are pretty cool.
I like the coloured backgrounds, they make the photos a little different to what you normally see.
Thanks :)

[motleypixel]

Interesting series...I love the Macleay’s Spectre, Giant Prickly Stick (Extatosoma tiaratum tiaratum) (http://www.microcosmos.org.uk/Extatosoma tiaratum.htm)

-Roy

[Rrdstarr]

You found those critters actually crawling around in Victoria? Or is that at the Butterfly gardens?

[Sharon S]

Very nice captures,I especially like the last one.

[kaypony]

You found those critters actually crawling around in Victoria? Or is that at the Butterfly gardens?
Yes, watch out they are all in your backyard! No, I found them at Victoria Bug Zoo in the central city.

[zarozinia]

Braver than me. 4 and 6 would be my pick of the bunch.

[liewwk]

wow #2 it is big ?

[kaypony]

Braver than me. 4 and 6 would be my pick of the bunch.
Thanks. Some of them were taken through glass so reduced likelyhood of attack...
wow #2 it is big ?
Yes, it was rather big. Bigger than most people's hand.