spider....

[stan the man]

went away to poole with my wife for a few days,and there were several of these fellas hanging on to the caravan for dear life in almost gale force winds we had there,but this one had decided better to come off his web and tuck up in a corner....

thanks must go to my wife for standing in the winds to hold my flashgun whilst i handheld these shots...

C+C welcome....

 

[EdinburghGary]

Wow - very close and great detail, well done. I hate spiders, freak the hell out of me.

Gary.

 

[Dave Stone]

Lovely shots, great DOF.

 

[LSPC]

Great shots ,we do grow em hairy down here in Dorset

 

[stan the man]

cheers guys..much appreciate your kind comments

LSPC...hairy? hope you don't mean the women

 

[markjayne]

Great shots, lovely and sharp

Mark

 

[animal168]

great hairy legged beastie shot mate, well done

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Excellent shots Stan, Garden Orb spiders are good models as they stay pretty much still don't they.

 

[stan the man]

Excellent shots Stan, Garden Orb spiders are good models as they stay pretty much still don't they.

cheers alby,animal and mark...appreciate your kind comments

alby..they don't seem to move much,even in near gale force winds

 

[hillwalkinggirl]

Great shots Mark. You've captured the eyes and the hairs on the spider brilliantly, but full credit to your wife to be brave enough to hold the flashgun. Glad to see you have your 105mm macro back again.

 

[fletch5]

excellent shots, only quarm would be ask him/her to pose with their legs out a bit? the crossed legs look a little uncomfortable

nice and sharp image of the face

 

[JamesPhotoDyson]

Incy Wincy spider climbing up the spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Now Incy Wincy spider went up the spout again!

Sorry couldn't help myself!

There great shots those with loads of detail well done

 

[jgs001]

Superb shots Excellent detail. Was 2 shot with the 105 and extension tubes?

 

[V8burble]

Eeek, hairy bugger!

Great shots

 

[stan the man]

thanks barbara,and thanks for your comments..much appreciated.yes it's been great to have the 105 back again...i just need to start using it more to get to know it.jackie(my better half)was a safe distance away from the spider so no bravery needed,although i did treat her to lunch for doing so


thanks fletch


james...i've no heard that nursery rhyme for ages,so thanks for reminding me,and thanks for your comments


jgs001...again,thanks for your comments.both shots were taken with the 105 only,and shot 2 is just a selective crop.i didn't have my extension tubes with me as i didn't intend to do any macro work whilst on hols


thanks V8burble..much appreciate your comments

 

[pugwash]

Great shots well done.

 

[Pippy_Neville]

Very nice details, although I have to admit that I HATE spiders!

 

[stan the man]

thanks pugwash and pippy...

 

[daft_biker]

Nice shots...love the close up

Could the spider be getting water off it's leg in the first?

 

[stan the man]

Nice shots...love the close up

Could the spider be getting water off it's leg in the first?

thanks daft biker...

it could be,but i don't think i noticed any water on his/her legs :shrug: