The 15th UK South-East "Has anyone seen Wayne?" Thread (All Welcome)

Jonathan wrote in post #13975236
Agree - nice shots. Can't wait for Chris to see them

I'm sure someone will quote them if he doesn't happen to see them.

Although, it's a very good example of how these huge spiders are effectively camoflagued against a garden path. You'd never see them until they happen to run onto your shoe.

Nice wolfies

bridge99 wrote in post #13974944
thanks Penel I just thought I would ask as I know if ask Sly he will sell me two more lights and 6 softboxes

ok but I see that now you have two catchlights in each eye, not thats a bad thing I just wondered how you can get them even in each eye, the macro frog thing we used two lights but only saw one CL in each eye, perhaps it was the positioning of the lights...

how were they angled Mark?

Matt Peters wrote in post #13974978
I guess it's all about the positioning of the lights.. I have always had two catch lights in the eyes!

hmm I always aim for one catchlight in each eye, not two. I remember a photographer saying to me when were talking about lights " there's only one sun in the sky" Horses for courses I think.

http://www.digital-photography-school.com …troduction-to-catchlights

http://photofocus.com …hotographic-catch-lights/

bridge99 wrote in post #13975034
with this chap we used two lights/softboxes but only one CL in each eye, perhaps its different with people, not that it looks odd or anything I just wondered

not sure again.

bridge99 wrote in post #13975155
have any of you seen this site? http://www.72dpi.com/ its kind of like 500px but a bit more simple kind of like 500 was a month ago, looks kind of nice

I saw someone on 500px talking about it in the comments next to their image, guess it's always going to be like this - people move from one site to the next.

Pete wrote in post #13975262
I'm sure someone will quote them if he doesn't happen to see them.

Although, it's a very good example of how these huge spiders are effectively camoflagued against a garden path. You'd never see them until they happen to run onto your shoe.

Some nice mental images for Chris to go along with the visuals

LindaB wrote in post #13975210
and some Wolf spiders from the garden:

Linda

Sorry, forgot to re-quote them for prosperity!

bridge99 wrote in post #13975034
with this chap we used two lights/softboxes but only one CL in each eye, perhaps its different with people, not that it looks odd or anything I just wondered

It's possible that because of the recessed eyes you just weren't getting reflections from the 'other' softboxes? It definitely looks better with only 1 catchlight IMO though.

bridge99 wrote in post #13975125
couple of owl pics while im on my own in here..

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Lovely!

souporman wrote in post #13975274
Some nice mental images for Chris to go along with the visuals

I sometimes find them in the bath, hiding under the plug. The jump out when I touch the chain; I guess they think it's a fly landing.

Looking more closely at your owl portrait above Mark, the orange in the eyes are slightly different colours. I wonder if a) that was natural and his eyes are always slightly different or b) is it because two lights are lighting his eyes or c) one light stronger than the other - were they both at the same strength?

Gundogs wrote in post #13975317
Looking more closely at your owl portrait above Mark, the orange in the eyes are slightly different colours. I wonder if a) that was natural and his eyes are always slightly different or b) is it because two lights are lighting his eyes or c) one light stronger than the other - were they both at the same strength?

o yes didn't notice that, thats more likely to me be and my doggy PP

edit: just quickly looking at some of the others and they are all like that so yes your right, I think we used a 500 one side and a 250 the other...

LindaB wrote in post #13975210
Some recent macro's from me:

and some Wolf spiders from the garden:

Linda

Pete wrote in post #13975315
I sometimes find them in the bath, hiding under the plug. The jump out when I touch the chain; I guess they think it's a fly landing.

I believe that they can jump quite high too.

Pete wrote in post #13975224
Nice wolfies, Linda.

Thanks Pete.

Jonathan wrote in post #13975236
Agree - nice shots. Can't wait for Chris to see them

Thanks Jonathan - yeah, I did wonder whether to put a spider warning out first lol.

Pete wrote in post #13975262
Although, it's a very good example of how these huge spiders are effectively camoflagued against a garden path. You'd never see them until they happen to run onto your shoe.

Pete, these arent particularly large. These are the outside ones - I have never seen one of this particular type of Wolf spider indoors. These must be fairly youngish ones as they werent that big really. They do jump a lot and run pretty fast thought.

These were on some stone on the rockery but there were hundreds of them around the garden sunning themselves.

Mike wrote in post #13975269
Nice wolfies

Thanks Mike.

Pete wrote in post #13975315
I sometimes find them in the bath, hiding under the plug. The jump out when I touch the chain; I guess they think it's a fly landing.

They do jump a lot, even when they meet each other they both jump and run lol. Quite amusing watching them.

Saw a couple of adult Nursery Web spiders too but couldnt get any pics yet.

Linda

Oh and just so that Chris can recognise one from the back view, here is another

If you look at the owl catch lights they are different sides, so to me it looks more like the position of the lights is only creating one catch..

LindaB wrote in post #13975457
Oh and just so that Chris can recognise one from the back view, here is another

Linda

Nice - I like the eye on top that seems to say "I can see you even if I'm walking away from you..."

Mike wrote in post #13975511
Nice - I like the eye on top that seems to say "I can see you even if I'm walking away from you..."

LOL, yeah I think Chris needs to know that too lol.