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New spider pictures. If spiders upset you do not come in here.

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Wallydraigle

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I took all these shots today. This time of year there's a lot of stuff crawling around out there just begging to be photographed. Today it's spiders.

Six-spotted orb weaver This is the same spider that appears in the photo I posted in my last picture thread. It was a little more calm today and I got a more front-on shot.

Those eyes... Metaphidippus jumping spiders are a fovorite subject of mine. This species has the same body form of the larger Phidippus spiders, but it is only about 4-5mm in length. The eyes in this shot are only a fraction of a millimeter in diameter. The reflections in them make it look like it has irises and pupils. The soft green light caused by my flash firing through the leaf is very cool.

Phidippus audax I'm pretty sure this is the largest jumping spider we have here in Ohio. They can get to be about 2cm in length. I got some full-body shots of this one, but they weren't very good because it just wouldn't look at me. Jumping spiders see almost as well as we do, and because of this they can be very nervous around people. I've been watching this one for a couple weeks and this was the first time I was actually able to photograph it. This spider is responsible for the most spider bites in my part of the world.

Another large jumping spider This one was actually stalking a smaller jumping spider. They'll gladly eat each other if they get the chance. There was a thicker patch of the orange fungus nearby, and I hoped it would walk over, but it just didn't happen. I'm not quite happy with this shot, but now that I know where it lives I can try again. I've watched this one for a couple days now.

Another crab spider. These guys like to hang out in flowers because insects are attracted to them. The insects come right up to the spiders and get eaten. I have no idea what this one has in its mouth. It's really weird looking and I can't tell even in the full-size photo. These guys are much more amenable than the jumping spiders. It seems like they even get to know me after a while. I just found this one today, but I have another one on a different daisy that I've been watching for a couple weeks. They come in many colors and sometimes if their color is close to start with they will take on the color of the flower they are living in. This one is much too dark and won't change though.


Let me know what you think.
 
man you take some badass pics.

but ive alwasy woundered why do you juat take pics of bugs? is that your job? or do you just like bugs?
 
Originally posted by: TheEvil1
man you take some badass bics.

but ive alwasy woundered why do you juat take pics of bugs? is that your job? or do you just like bugs?
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I take pictures of all kinds of things, I just think bugs are cool.
 
Note to self: Don't move wherever the fsck lirion lives. 😛

Seriously though nice shots, even if my neck is cringing right now.

What camera?
 
tell me your technical info...are you using bellows or just a macro lens? Using a ringlite or other means of lighting?
 
Also...what's your effective magnification ratio? It looks to me far higher that I thought available for a portable system.
 
Originally posted by: Lucky
tell me your technical info...are you using bellows or just a macro lens? Using a ringlite or other means of lighting?
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Hi. I wrote some about my equipment and even posted pictures in this thread. The lens I used for all these shots was the MP-E 65mm macro. It's a lot like a sturdy bellows unit. The lens adds more and more extension as you increase magnification, but it's all rigid and made of magnesium alloy so it won't get damaged in the field like a bellows. It goes down to 5:1 on its own.
 
Originally posted by: lirion
Originally posted by: compudog
lirion, your pics are awesome. If you don't already, you could do it professionally.
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Pro photography is about 1 part talent and 9 parts marketing. I lack people skills.
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More or less.. But you're aware of your problem, and thats the first step.... go get a job with National Geographic. 🙂
Where do you take these pictures? What part of the country?
 
Great pics 😀

Keep them coming 😀

If you get a chance to go to a public aquarium please take some pics 😀

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
And I used a macro twin flash for lighting. It you look closely you can see the reflections from the twin flash-heads in some of the spiders' eyes.
 
Originally posted by: lirion
And I used a macro twin flash for lighting. It you look closely you can see the reflections from the twin flash-heads in some of the spiders' eyes.
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awesome pics lirion, do you have a website with any more on it?
 
Hey Lirion.......... just wondering why you choose the Canon D60 over any other SLR digital cameras?

I'm leaning twords a Nikon because I already have a huge collection of lenses. 🙂

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: isekii
where do you find these spiders ?? ?

I have never seen anyone these before.
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They're all around you. The reason you have never seen them before is because they're very small.

You can go out and stare at any one spot on the ground.. and if you stare long enough, you'll see something.

 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: isekii
where do you find these spiders ?? ?

I have never seen anyone these before.
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They're all around you. The reason you have never seen them before is because they're very small.

You can go out and stare at any one spot on the ground.. and if you stare long enough, you'll see something.
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these are regular house spiders ?
I've seen house spiders.. and they don't look like these. They look much more normal
The lighting and the setting on his pics look perfect.
 
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