Spider macro stack

17 images stacked. Is this a wolf spider?

What a great stack of this cute jumping spider. Absolutely sweet!

nice stack.
it,s a bold jumping spider

Good job, was it alive, they never stay still when I find them.

that is just fantastic! beautifully done.

Yeah, how did you manage for it to remain still?

Lovely stack
Brian v.

The number one question surrounding this photo is how did I shoot 17 frames to create a stacked image and keep the spider still. Funny story. I was cleaning the house when I saw this little guy watching me on the window. I was too busy to stop and put my macro setup together so I put the spider in a small container and popped it into the freezer for later. I was surprised to find that it froze in this position and was perfectly preserved. Made for a great photo shoot and I didn't have to worry about it moving.

That seems a little extreme, I know people sometimes cool them down in the bottom of the fridge to enable them to get a controlled shot then release them back to the great outdoors alive when they warm back up............

Not really. My wife usually smacks these things with a newspaper!

Sounds like you care more about your shots than your subjects?
Im new to macro and for some this maybe common practice and I'm sorry if I offend but I think its not acceptable and cruel.........

Like I said, it was going to get killed via rolled up newspaper anyway by my wife. I'm not punching puppies here.

Lovely jumper, 17 frame stack - <Darth Vadar voice>impressive!</Darth Vadar voice>

Any chance we can get a better picture of your rig there? Most of it was out of frame. I'm thinking about putting together a macro set up of my own and would like some ideas. Thanks!

I can post a few pictures but I could also just take se specific photos of the different components if there is enough interest.