Long Jaw, or Stretch Spider
Jun 30, 2017 18:57:22 #
Or so my wife tells me.
Not my sort of thing really but the sun on his bean-like body caught my eye - then I noticed there was more to him than I first realised.
I guess they're pretty common as there were dozens of them around the pond. I sort of warmed to them - always liked long legs!
Do you like him? The shot is hand-held and, for the purists, should have been a tripod effort I know. Again, please download to see it the way I mean you to.
Not my sort of thing really but the sun on his bean-like body caught my eye - then I noticed there was more to him than I first realised.
I guess they're pretty common as there were dozens of them around the pond. I sort of warmed to them - always liked long legs!
Do you like him? The shot is hand-held and, for the purists, should have been a tripod effort I know. Again, please download to see it the way I mean you to.
Jun 30, 2017 19:06:00 #
l love spiders! I love your simple composition with the diagonal line, and the bits of green in the stem and spider's body. Well seen, beautifully presented!
Jun 30, 2017 19:20:06 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
l love spiders! I love your simple composition with the diagonal line, and the bits of green in the stem and spider's body. Well seen, beautifully presented!
Thanks Linda - this one was taken a day or so earlier than the damsel post, and a bit earlier in the day I think so not quite such harsh light.
Jul 1, 2017 08:41:34 #
Jul 1, 2017 08:47:11 #
magnetoman wrote:
Or so my wife tells me.
Not my sort of thing really but the sun on his bean-like body caught my eye - then I noticed there was more to him than I first realised.
I guess they're pretty common as there were dozens of them around the pond. I sort of warmed to them - always liked long legs!
Do you like him? The shot is hand-held and, for the purists, should have been a tripod effort I know. Again, please download to see it the way I mean you to.
Not my sort of thing really but the sun on his bean-like body caught my eye - then I noticed there was more to him than I first realised.
I guess they're pretty common as there were dozens of them around the pond. I sort of warmed to them - always liked long legs!
Do you like him? The shot is hand-held and, for the purists, should have been a tripod effort I know. Again, please download to see it the way I mean you to.
A well focused, exposed, and composed image of an interesting subject!
Well done.
Dave
Jul 1, 2017 08:53:28 #
Uuglypher wrote:
A well focused, exposed, and composed image of an interesting subject!
Well done.
Dave
Well done.
Dave
Thank you Dave, I'm glad it interested you.
Jul 1, 2017 09:48:41 #
nice shot with lots of depth. I like the pose of the spider all slumped and watching very much. Tripods in the wild are not that practical in macro (my opinion). The slightest breeze and the shot has moved away, much better to be able to make your tiny distance adjustments by hand.
Jul 1, 2017 12:49:22 #
pfrancke wrote:
nice shot with lots of depth. I like the pose of the spider all slumped and watching very much. Tripods in the wild are not that practical in macro (my opinion). The slightest breeze and the shot has moved away, much better to be able to make your tiny distance adjustments by hand.
I agree Piet, tripods can be a pain at times. I have, like most photographers, acquired a few over the years, but use them seldom, and you're right, the breeze was a nuisance.
He does look like a predator, doesn't he? The pose only attracted me once I realised what he was - prior to that it was just his body I'd noticed and I thought it was part of the seed head! Thanks for your comments.
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