My first go trying to capture a Zebra Jumping Spider. How do you get them to stay still? I did debate the moral issues associated with applying superglue to his feet!!!! :P :P :P
Many of us have a small "table-top studio set-up" with a mini-diorama (jar lid with sand, twigs, leaves) centered on a shallow plate of water. It does not take long for a Jumping spider to figure-out that they have no place to go. Most spiders will cease to roam or search, making macro-photography much easier. Also, a full or eating spider is much more cooperative. The moat/plate set on a 'lazy susan' allows rotation for best view of a camera on tripod, especially with pre-positioned off-camera speedlights. Works for hand-held macro set-ups as well.
Nikonian72 wrote:
Many of us have a small "table-top studio set-up" with a mini-diorama (jar lid with sand, twigs, leaves) centered on a shallow plate of water. It does not take long for a Jumping spider to figure-out that they have no place to go. Most spiders will cease to roam or search, making macro-photography much easier. Also, a full or eating spider is much more cooperative. The moat/plate set on a 'lazy susan' allows rotation for best view of a camera on tripod, especially with pre-positioned off-camera speedlights. Works for hand-held macro set-ups as well.
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That makes perfect sense. Back to the workshop!! :thumbup: :thumbup: Thanks for looking and for commenting, always appreciated.
Nice job, yes they are fidgety. I have also been trying to shoot them in situ, I feel mean taking them out of their home environment but I think I will come down to doing it. I have done it with some I found around the house but I was going to move them anyway.
EnglishBrenda wrote:
Nice job, yes they are fidgety. I have also been trying to shoot them in situ, I feel mean taking them out of their home environment but I think I will come down to doing it. I have done it with some I found around the house but I was going to move them anyway.
Well after I had finished I released him into a big vase we have in the front porch where I thought he would be able to hunt. Came home today to find my wife with a vacuum hose poked into it. "It was full of bugs" she said :-(
Thank you very much for looking and for commenting, always appreciated.
Thanks for looking napabob and for the thumbup, much appreciated.
Macronaut wrote:
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Hello Macronaut, thanks for the thumbup, much appreciated.
He is a cute one. You did well.
Dennis
dennis2146 wrote:
He is a cute one. You did well.
I agree, very cute. Thanks for looking and for commenting, much appreciated.
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