First attempt at spiders...

I have just gotten started with macro photography. I picked up a Tamron 90mm a few weeks ago and have been messing around with it. I got my first chance to really test it on spiders today on a walk.

I do not know what kind of spider it is, but I can tell you there were at least 4 in this particular bush. The entire bush was a web and it was hard to get close without destroying their web. That and they were on some crazy angles which made it hard to get a better angle.

Again these are my first attempts so I'm open to criticism.

Nice stuff, #2 and the jumper are my faves!

I tried to get a different angle on the jumper but he kept moving to look straight at me.

Thanks for the compliment!

nice series...liked jumper shot...

Thank you!

So does anyone know what kind of spider that is?

Silver argiope
Argiope argentata
Araneae: Araneidae

This spectacular orb-weaving spider is common in Southern California in the Fall, especially on prickly-pear plants. The male is much smaller than the female. The spider includes zig-zag structures called stabilimenta in the orb web, probably in order to make it more visible to birds who might otherwise fly into it accidentally and destroy it. Their webs are sometimes occupied by commensal dew-drop spiders.

Ok so this is what I found on the spider in question.

Cool spider shots.

Lovely series of shots- esp like the last jumper shot
Brian v.