Wolf Spider

Found this large and healthy looking Wolf Spider chillin' in my house the other night. Always happy to see a wolfie, but my wife prefers them outside (and dead). So after the shoot, I released it into my wood pile.

5DIII + 100 f/2.8L + Speedlite. One-shot AF.

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Great shots, how do you get him/her to stay still?

IanW wrote in post #15778192
...how do you get him/her to stay still?

I have a large, shallow box of dirt,rocks, and wood that I use for shooting critters like ground-dwelling spiders and scorpions. You just have to wait for them to stay still long enough for a shot. Some things are just too quick and skittish to shoot in their natural habitat (although I prefer that).

Fabulous shots, Moose. The box with dirt, etc is a great idea. Love that last shot immensely!

Thanks, Ish.

excellent work, that setup really can work as these shots show!

LV Moose wrote in post #15778160
Found this large and healthy looking Wolf Spider chillin' in my house the other night. Always happy to see a wolfie, but my wife prefers them outside (and dead). So after the shoot, I released it into my wood pile.

If logic had prevailed you would have released it into the wood pile and then stood on it

Wonderful captures.

Super shots!

lovely specimen moose,and you captured it well.

Thanks, Killer, Bas, Chrisa, Denis

Wonderful series
Brian V.

Cool shots, Moose. Will you show us your box setup? I'm envisioning a box with 2' high sides and not figuring out how you get the camera at the proper angle.

Thanks Brian, Maddy.

maddy33 wrote in post #15782279
...I'm envisioning a box with 2' high sides and not figuring out how you get the camera at the proper angle.

The sides are probably about two inches high; one of the boxes you'd get at the department store when you buy clothes... kind of flimsy... folds flat. The sides push down easily, so you can get a low angle with no problem. A little awkward to carry when it's full of dirt and stuff; helps to put a board beneath it.

We love our roach-eating wolfies here in Florida. Clever little critters, too. If they were the size of dogs we wouldn't have human over-population.

advaitin wrote in post #15782350
We love our roach-eating wolfies here in Florida. Clever little critters, too. If they were the size of dogs we wouldn't have human over-population.

Scary thought, right there.

Speaking of roach-eating critters: over the past two years we've noticed a dramatic drop in crickets and roaches in my area, which sounds good, right? Until you consider the reason;... an explosion in the scorpion population.