Ironwood
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I put one of my macro lenses on the Nikon and headed out into the garden to see what was about...
Cheers Mal. None of these little fellas will hurt you. I get the spiders jumping all over me when I am trying to take their photos.Those are amazing photos .... can hardly believe !!!!
You must have been scared out of your wits !!!
Thanks Tony. I haven't used any sprays in the gardens for over 5 years, since I took an appreciation of the little critters that live there. If they come inside the house they are fair game thoughWow! Maybe I understand why my wife asks me to kill all of the bugs in the house Awesome images!
That one is about 15mm (9/16) long. The one in post #3 is about half that size.I just noticed, upon looking yet again ... you got two shots of the same critter, one with "his" jaws open, another with jaws closed. . Very good !!
You musta talked "him" into posing for you !! . Maybe you held out some cheese !!
Those little guys are fascinating and seem kinda like tiny machines !!!!
How big is the spider in the top picture ... about the size of a 20 cent piece ?
Cheers Skip. A few years ago, I won a comp with a photo of a female Mopsus Morman ( they look different to the males) The judges comments were just like that last line of yours. I think that spider got into their heads and won me the comp.All of those pictures are stunning but for me, the very first one is just phenomenal. It looks like that little critter is looking directly into my head and knows exactly who is scared of who....
I was the same Eric, until I started to go out into my garden with the macro rig, I didn't appreciate just what was out there. Its a whole other world.Great shots! Until I started playing with macro shots, I never knew just how many spiders there are. The closer you look, the more there are - they are everywhere!
Hi Mort. I use the Nikon D7100, and an old Nikon AF55D f2.8 macro lens that I got for 100 bucks on ebay. I also have the much more expensive Nikon 105G f2.8 macro lens, but for this type of photography, I prefer what the old lens gives me.@Ironwood Which Nikon camera do you have and which Macro lens? I have a red 3100 but no Macro lens yet.
Always plenty to keep a photographer busy around here John.wow there Awesome photos Brad! amazing what you can find in an Aussie back yard