spiders
Feb 5, 2012 11:29:13 #
taken last summer,i was trying to get a shot of a tiny jumping spider when i heard a noise.it was a dragonfly that got caught in a black widows web.he didnt last long.this was about 3 ft from me.the 3rd is a big scary ont too,i dont know what kind.tom
Feb 5, 2012 11:35:15 #
Feb 5, 2012 12:50:43 #
Love spiders! Nice capture, I didn't realize webs were strong enough to catch dragonflies. 8-)
Feb 5, 2012 13:03:22 #
Feb 5, 2012 13:11:08 #
Nice crisp shot of the Widow & prey. Only suggestion would be to crop to spider and her dinner.
Feb 6, 2012 08:10:07 #
Feb 6, 2012 09:57:56 #
Feb 6, 2012 10:15:39 #
Bmac wrote:
Love spiders! Nice capture, I didn't realize webs were strong enough to catch dragonflies. 8-)
I think it's more the stickiness of the web rather than the strength of it that allows spiders to catch some pretty big prey. These are great pictures!
Feb 6, 2012 10:16:39 #
tinusbum wrote:
taken last summer,i was trying to get a shot of a tiny jumping spider when i heard a noise.it was a dragonfly that got caught in a black widows web.he didnt last long.this was about 3 ft from me.the 3rd is a big scary ont too,i dont know what kind.tom
Crop Rule of Thirds #1 best
Feb 6, 2012 23:14:31 #
Great widows 1 and 2. Trapdoor male # 3? Widow silk is very strong. You can identify their webs by position (usually low) and strength when you poke at it. Other spiders have noticeably weaker webs. Very little sticky on widow webs, they just run down and throw goopy silk on the poor sot that bumped into it (watch your finger when you test the silk! lol. Actually, I've never had one attack me.) You can see some in # 1 by the head. Used widow silk for gun sights (scopes) in WWI, I think, because it was so strong.
Feb 7, 2012 00:55:54 #
Feb 7, 2012 01:23:56 #
Bmac wrote:
I have seen a hummingbird caught in one once.Love spiders! Nice capture, I didn't realize webs were strong enough to catch dragonflies. 8-)
Feb 7, 2012 02:06:25 #
Feb 7, 2012 05:15:59 #
Your composition of all three images are just fine. Subjects in close-up photos (like yours) and true macro-photography, are most often centered to allow for maximum magnification. "Rule of Thirds" is a guideline most commonly used in landscape and general photography.
I believe your third image is a Wolf spider.
I invite you to post true 1:1 (life-size) macro-photographs in our new True Macro-Photography Forum:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html
I believe your third image is a Wolf spider.
I invite you to post true 1:1 (life-size) macro-photographs in our new True Macro-Photography Forum:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html
Feb 7, 2012 08:54:40 #
Nice shots..but these things give me the creeps. That's why I'll stay in Vermont..whenever a spider starts getting too big for it's britches..along comes winter and that's that!!
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