Jumping spider
check out who came to me while i took some shots of my flower macro…..this lil guy has amazingly long legs and stayed there to pose for me! Image that! LOL
Sorry the composition is lacking appeal….and im a bit bummed that i cut off his reflection too….i have never done bugs or spider shots before so i dont relly know what else to do but a straight front mug shot! hehehe
When i spotted him i quickly grabbed a blank CD and put it near it…..and when it went on top of the CD i just started shooting. That should explain the reflection you see here and the colorful backdrops :P
Im facinated with the EYES!!!
Btw, do you know that they’ve got eyes on the side of their heads too? I just learned that they have 8 eyes and need them all – the different eyes have different functions as well as 360’ viewing. isn’t that awesome?
You learn new things everyday :P
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Sam Mortimer, 8 months ago
Amazing shot!
BluAlien, 8 months ago
Too bad for the reflection getting cut off.. but this is still an awesome shot :)
Natalia Campbell, 8 months ago
Daniel, im going to upload one more with the full reflection…just for you matey! ;-)
BluAlien, 8 months ago
LOL Oh but the bokeh is more awesome on this one I can’t pick a fave so I’ll just fave them both :P
Natalia Campbell, 8 months ago
lol i just leave a comment on the other one saying that i prefer the colourful refelection on this one :P
Carol & Kev Ha..., 8 months ago
Love the blue effect!!
dpastern, 8 months ago
That’s an excellent shot – very well done. Jumping spiders are very friendly, and curious spiders, not to mention highly intelligent. Unlike most spiders, they have excellent eyesight, and this makes them exceptionally good hunters. They spy their prey from a distance, calculate the jumping distance and voila. A little trick I’ve learnt (thanks to my good friend and the world’s best macro photographer imho – LordV on POTN) – if you click your fingers a few inches in front of them you can make them turn around and face you (which means better shots!). Looks like a little girl as well, looking at the palps.
Dave
SofaKingWeird, 8 months ago
That is the most freakin amizing spider photo I’ve ever seen. This shot just rocks. WOW. I’m now going to favorite this shot. Well done.
Natalia Campbell, 8 months ago
wow thats for that Dave, i did not know that….i can’t believe you know the sex of this one as well, thats amazing! lol
I know brian aka LordV from Flickr and he is a Fantastic macro photographer….i asked him a few questions too before i started shooting macros and he is so helpful :)
Thanks for all the comments everyone, i really appreciate them ;-)