Spiders!

Artist: Damian
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Spiders!

While taking the photos for this I realised that life would be so much easier if I had models!! The spider was easy to work with, LOL :)

Inspired by 50’s B movies, old horror stories and Pulp Noir.

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kseriphyn

Allan Quartermain or Indiana Jones? Cool shot.
Damian replied

LOL, was aiming for some Indy action, but all the cobwebs gave me inspiration :)
jcmontgomery

Oh god PLEASE tell me it isn’t real. That there really isn’t arachnids like that in Australia, cuz damn, damn, and double damn….I’ll never be able to come visit. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!

Uh, nice blue eyes though. Staring into those almost makes it bearable….almost. LOL
Damian replied

Haha, thanks Jo :)

And yep, this is what Aussies have to face when they go to get the lawn mower :)
The spider is a cute jumping spider and actually sat and looked at me while I took a dozen pics.
LostGod

just a baby one eh?
Damian replied

Haha! Yep. The big ones we make live outside in the yard.
Rose Moxon

love it!!
Damian replied

Thanks Rose!
Empress

and it was probably only trying to spell “give me chocolate” in those webs.
Damian replied

LOL! That would’ve been better than “some pig” I guess :)
Zolton

No way! ha ha. Great! I should show this to my stepmom. She’s been bit by two of the four poisonous spiders we have. They are very tiny though. Not like Aussie spiders. We are big wimps here.
Damian replied

Thanks Zolton :)
Wow, your stepmum’s doing well! Hope she doesn’t manage to collect the whole set, LOL!
Not all the spiders here are massive either… although I’m waiting to find another funnel web… they’re pretty big.
jcmontgomery

Oh if that is Charlotte I do not want to even think about what Templeton looks like!
Damian replied

LOL, probably safer not to!
Empress

Ha, warped my interpretation of that book forever now.
Damian replied

Then my work here is done… :)
ChainmailChick

Send it to me! I want a pet spider. And it would totally freak David out, lol! He HATES spiders. =)
Damian replied

LOL, pets are forever not just for christmas you know :)
Although I can see where David’s coming from on this one!
ChainmailChick

You’d see where he was coming from if you sent that, because he’d jump as far as Australia! ROTF
Damian replied

LOL! looking for packing crate…
Banalheed

Attack of the manic dagger wielding humanoid! There was the spider just going around it’s daily business when the infamous spider butcher of Toowoomba burst in on the scene! ;)

Thanks for providing a chuckle in Pulp Noir – the dark & seedy underbelly of life!
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Banal.
If I walked into a web like that in the dark there definately would be a manic dagger wielding humanoid! :)
billyboy

Damian, this is exactly why I`ll not be moving to Australia in this lifetime. Thanks for letting me know I`ve made the right decision! Way cool shot!!
Damian replied

Haha, thanks Billy!
And do please come over! You can be the spider diversion so the rest of us can get to the cars ;)
Firedrake

Haha…awesome. Definitely looks like an illustrated poster for a horror film!
Damian replied

Thanks Kaitlin, glad you thought so! I was trying for the theatrical pose :)
mlgkats

lol love the spider, great shot , did he get it , :)
Damian replied

Haha! Thanks Mel :)
If he didn’t get it, then it definately got him! :)
Kym Breeze

You never told me there was a spider THIS BIG floating around when I came for coffee…OMG. is that real?? Has R moved out yet?? way cool photo….looking good kiddo…hugs to all…
Damian replied

LOL, it has to stay outside when we have visitors ;)
If we really did have one, I’d be long gone well before her…!
Shanina Conway

lol! the butcher of Toowoomba …very cool Damian;)
Damian replied

Haha, thanks Shanina :)
butchart

fun shot.. you did well achieving the effect you wanted….......b
Damian replied

Thanks b! I need to find a stockwhip and a snake for my next trick, LOL!
Murphyoso

Good one Damian. Love it.
Damian replied

Thanks, glad you like it!
butchart

ha… please make it a fake snake….......b
Damian replied

LOL, that’s probably wisest, or I may not get to do another trick!
Paul Tupman

Haha! This is fantastic! I agree with billyboy… this is definately reason alone not to move Down Under, although I hear the spiders are half as scary as the Drop Bears!
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Paul! Well, the Drop Bears are still sorta cute and furry though!
And you should’ve seen the looks this pic has got from my kids, LOL! Both in shock at the size of the spider :)
Helene Kippert

Lol I love the drama damian!
Damian replied

Thanks Helene :)
Had to have drama! :)
Wendy Slee

aaargh! creepy, but brought a smile to my face too…....
(so who won?)
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Wendy :)
The dashing hero won of course! (I know, which is which, LOL!)
darkestartist

ha! fantastic! you’re so cheeky! LOL
Damian replied

Thanks Darkest, I do my best, LOL!
navybrat

MUST BE FUN…LOL
LUV IT
Damian replied

Thanks :)
It’s more fun with a bigger knife though :)
Vestque

Ho…ly….Crap! Thats one big ass spider, :D
Damian replied

LOL, yep, it’s getting up there for size ;)
Tracey Mac

Eeeeewwwwwww that’s freaky….lol…..you’re mad….this is so B grade lmao….
love it….but hate the spider!!
Damian replied

Haha, thanks, gloriously B grade! You don’t think the spider’s cute? :)
mlgkats

lol i would say so , and you are so welcome ,,:) x
Alison Pearce

Giving me nightmares!!! LOL Great shot Damian!
Damian replied

Haha, I know what you mean! I spent way too long in way too close to this spider, LOL!
Candyworld

thats one massive spider
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Candyworld :)
Paul Rees-Jones

This is perfect!!Hahahaha…Great stuff!
Damian replied

Thanks Paul, glad you like it!
Birgitta

Your lighting is terrific here.
Remember that movie “Army Of Darkness”? (and the hand??!!)
This makes me think of that. :) Intense look on your face! ha.
Damian replied

Thanks Birgitta :)
And I DO remember Army of Darkness, LOL! I was sure trying for an extravagant pose :)
Paul Compton

Ha!! Great Damian. Poor little demonic spider. (Ever seen the atrocious early 90’s movie Arachnophobia?)
Damian replied

Thanks Paul :)
And I did see Arachnophobia, LOL! As bad as it was, I was still jumping out of my chair! Spiders freak me a bit, so they’re a real horror for me, LOL!
Gethin

hi Damian,
brilliant work!
Damian replied

Thanks Gethin, glad you like it!
Tracey Mac

NO he’s not cute (shudder) he creeps me out….lol…..and don’t reply as I don’t want to come back to this page again!! LOL :P
Babbler

LOL,superb !
Damian replied

Thanks Babbler :)
Ravenor

lol.. very very cool Damian, brilliantly constructed!!
Damian replied

Thanks Ray, I’m glad you like it!
trickmonkey

hehe, this is cool.
Damian replied

Thanks trickmonkey :)
orcagirl

dOh
Damian replied

LOL :)
ChainmailChick

Having another look…you seem pretty darn comfy with that knife. But, it doesn’t have the reach of a good sword. Upgrade time, m’boy. =)
Damian replied

Haha, yep, reasonably comfy with the knife :)
A sword’d be nice for spider squishing once they’re this big, that’s for sure!
Matsumoto

Eeeeewwwwwww!!! Still an awsome shot!
Damian replied

Haha, thanks Matsumoto!
Delphine de Noire

Love it! A brilliant image. Got a weakness for spiders!
Mx
Damian replied

Thanks Medusa, glad you like it :)
VickiYeager

Oh my Gosh! Ewwwww! That thing could swallow his face. You grow ‘em big over there!
Great work!
Damian replied

LOL, yep, you’ve gotta watch the spiders over here! :)
midnightdreamer

If I stumbled upon a creature of that size I would totally freak the F*ch out and run screaming like a little girl! Great image my friend!
Peace!
Leah ♥
Damian replied

Haha, thanks Leah :)
I could totally imagine the freaking and the screaming, LOL :)
Katrina De'Vries

Hahaha! This is great! All you needed was the Fedora hat on, and it would look like a clip from Indiana Jones.
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Katrina :)
I wish I’d have had the hat, I’d have done that too :)
Faizan Qureshi

That is one creepy spider. I can feel it crawling my back!!!
Damian replied

Thanks Faizan :)
Seosamh

Awesome…! perfect capture !!

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Damian replied

Thanks Seosamh :)
PERUGINA

“this is what Aussies have to face when they go to get the lawn mower :)”
You must be a riot to be around!

Love the photo… this is exactly why i don’t have a shed…or own a mower! LOL
Damian replied

LOL, thanks :)
I think you’ve got the right idea here – no shed or mower, then no problems!!
LoriSmaltz

ha! david lynch like lol Kewl Photo!
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Lori :)
Murray Newham

gargh! Summer in Melbourne is bringing out all these guys.. had to take one outside from the bedroom just last night.. well composed image..
Damian replied

Thanks Murray :)
Yep, tis the season! It’s quite the spider frenzy up here as well! I’ve been hoping the funnel webs stay underground…
Lisa Kenny

that isn’t real??! ...is it? ...can’t be…surely not!
...and you took the time to set up yout tripod…are you mad !!
Damian replied

LOL, well, it’s sorta real. Sorta in the sense that the spider and I weren’t in the same space at the same time :)
Globalphotos

Thanks Damian am holding you personally responsible for all my nightmares from now on :P Cool image but creeeeeeeepy
Damian replied

LOL, thanks Varinia :)
If you have some cool nightmares you’ll have to write them down and share :)
Globalphotos

Maybe :))
Damian replied

LOL, I don’t really hope you have nightmares :)
I know what it’s like to be creeped out by spiders!
ufosIsee

I think if I saw that spider I would have one heck of a mess in my pants… great shot… I always dream of spending time in the land down under…
Damian replied

Haha, you and me both!
So when you come down under, just be careful of the spiders!! :)
Karen Cougan

freaks me out…..............
xkc
Damian replied

Haha! Thanks Karen :)
vampibunni

creeeepppyy big spider!!
nice shot though =]
Vamp x
Damian replied

Thanks Vamp :)
rosamd

HOLY CRAP!!!!! gives me goosebumps!! wicked shot though,could use it for a horror movie/poster!!!! :)
kimbeaux1969

He does not look real, except in your face and eyes, great job. Thank God he is not real, (right?)
Rusty Woodward...

Hey Damian! All the Sheilas love a Spiderman! I think you’re onto something here!
linda858100

scarey,,but ,,EXCELLENT
RedBubbler

AH! My worst nightmare.
stephaniefaith

There’s one living in my bathroom, tucked behind the toilet. Just a bit smaller… Hehe :D scary photo!
Jessica Walker

ewwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!! This makes me itch just looking at it!
silveraya

yeek! oh cringe-I hate spiders-well put together
Devalyn Marshall

LOL! Wonderful piece of art! Very creative!
handprintz

lol, great shot, that is one cool spider , enough to give a few arachnaphobes a heart attack !
anaisnais

Great idea….models expression works well too….cool ;D
Lorena Maria

hahah very fun shot, perfect capture! Lorena
agardnas

lol great!
Kelly d

No way, thats hugeeeeee lol eeee how scarey is that ahaah. Great composition well done :)
yellowbee

a..ahaha…nice spidey…
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ehm
THAT iss one hugggeee spider you got there!
....hheehe the funny thing is, im watching hp&chamber of secrets right now on telly..and its the spider scene!! D:: im so glad we dont have spider big as the ones in the movie…........aaghh

beautiful composition! screams out epicepicepic to mee! ,)
cammiecakes

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Kendra Taber

creeeeeeepy!!!LOL
Damian

Thanks for your comments everyone! I’m glad you like this pic, I’ve always got a laugh from it :)
John Braxton ...

Damian-

This shot is neat. It would make an excellent book cover (especially in my genre). The guy is much stronger than I am….I’d already had fallen over with a heart attack before the spider could even bite me…lol
AnaCBStudio

yeah…creeepy…hehe…great work