Thanks. Cleaning up provides lots of opportunities for capturing some wild life such as spiders, etc. And if given a choice, I'll take the spiders. They eat other insects which keeps them under control. But I will take it under advisement. ;)

I, too, have the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens. I absolutely love it. It's easy to use, even in manual mode. I'm using the O-Flash attachment as well. It makes for a much more even lighting. I even use it to do portraits. BTW, I'm not in NY, but close enough (Maryland). We're getting the edge of the hurricane at the moment, but by tonight, we're expecting heavy rains and extremely high winds. Should be fun. :)

Nice photos. What is the bubble it's blowing? I've never seen this before.

Excellent photo..very sharp. :)

Thanks.. that's saying a lot considering how shaky my hands can be, not to mention trying to steady the camera standing in a stairwell leading to the basement. :)

The first spider I found when I was cleaning out the stairwell leading to the basement. There were a bunch of leaves and debris blown down there. When I cleaned up the last of it, this little one came crawling out. I scooped it up on the dustpan and it just sat there, like it was posing for me. Then I shook it off into the bushes.

Thanks for the ID. I have never seen one of them before. I thought it might be related to the lady bug.

That's exactly where I found it. It was hanging in the corner of my back porch, upside down.

Just a few I found lurking around the house while I was cleaning up outside.

Spider 1


spider 2


spider 3


spider 4


spider 5


spider 6


Not sure what this one is


green bug 2


green bug 3


green bug 4


Flower 1


flower 2


Green bug side shot


Green bug side shot close up


flower 3


flower 4


Bee's A$$ covered in pollen

Thanks guys... and if it gives Sarge a little pause, then my pictures are doing their job. :)

Tell that to my wife! "You bought something else???!!" ;)

Thank you. When my wife asked what I was doing, I told her photographing spiders. She took one look and said, "When you're done, kill them." I left them alone. :)

That last picture reminds me of little red riding hood...My, what big eyes you have! :)
Very nice capture

I found 2 new spiders sitting in the back of the basement. They're rather large compared to the others I've found inside the house.

PS: I hope you like them Sarge. ;)

All images 1/160 ISO 200
first few f/13, last few f/16
Sony A65 w/Tamron 90mm macro lens
External flash with O-flash attachment

Honestly, I don't believe the spiders will mind, either way. :D

Nice photos...and I do like the 1st one a bit more. It's a crisper catchlight. :)