Oh! I just love these little guys... So soft and furry just makes you want to give em' a big hug! For newbies to macro, yes the tubes gave me much greater magnification, but this shot...

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

So soft and furry just makes you want to give em' a big hug!

For newbies to macro, yes the tubes gave me much greater magnification, but this shot would have not been possible without a good flash solution.

Download to see the full quality of the shot. Canon 5Dsr, Canon 100mm f/2.8L attached to a full set of tubes. Shot at 1/160th, f/11, ISO 200 fully manual settings and a 1/16th power flash.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Wonderful work!

delkeener Loc: SW Rhode Island, USA

It makes me cringe and want to run. My cat, however, thinks they are a snack.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

You told us the camera and settings you used, now tell us what kind of a spider is that.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

Blurryeyed wrote:

So soft and furry just makes you want to give em' a big hug!

For newbies to macro, yes the tubes gave me much greater magnification, but this shot would have not been possible without a good flash solution.

Download to see the full quality of the shot. Canon 5Dsr, Canon 100mm f/2.8L attached to a full set of tubes. Shot at 1/160th, f/11, ISO 200 fully manual settings and a 1/16th power flash.

Wow!!!! Great detail... well done.

Bear2 Loc: Southeast,, MI

What kind of spider, please?

Duane

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

This is an awesome capture and the download is wow!

vonzip Loc: cape cod

Very sharp detail. Any focus stacking involved? vz

Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England

Great shot.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

The Spider is a Gray Wall Jumper, they are typically found on the walls and outside ceilings of buildings and structures.

http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/01/spider-sunday-gray-wall-jumper.html

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

vonzip wrote:

Very sharp detail. Any focus stacking involved? vz

No, I don't use tripods or rails when shooting, there is one guy here that does focus stacking from his handheld shots but I am not that steady or fast as these spiders don't stay still for very long. Martin Fisher, a member here has a 500px page and he does do stacking and his images are excellent. Me, I am just in it for fun and stacking seems like to much work. Macro has moved on a little bit from what I do which is mostly high magnification stuff like this here with a macro lens on tubes or I also do quite a bit of reversed lens stuff, but those that are trying to be the best of the best are certainly into stacking.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Fine job! Close enough for me!

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Extremely difficult if not impossible to successfully stack a moving spider. This is a great shot with terrific detail. I have been considering the purchase of a set of tubes for a while now. Thanks for sharing how you got the shot.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nicely done.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Blurryeyed wrote:

So soft and furry just makes you want to give em' a big hug!

For newbies to macro, yes the tubes gave me much greater magnification, but this shot would have not been possible without a good flash solution.

Download to see the full quality of the shot. Canon 5Dsr, Canon 100mm f/2.8L attached to a full set of tubes. Shot at 1/160th, f/11, ISO 200 fully manual settings and a 1/16th power flash.