I gently herded all 1/2 inches of this fuzzy little critter onto a large white foam board, and spent the next 45 minutes at various height, angle and lighting with a Canon 100mm f2.8 1:1 macro on a tripod. I held the remote release in one hand, and a paint brush in the other (because that's what you are supposed to use when you herd 1/2 inch fuzzy spiders around your office).
In the end I think we were both quite exhausted, so I released him back into my garden where he came from, and that, was that.*
*Disclaimer: No tiny, 1/2 inch fuzzy spiders were harmed during the creation of this image.
5 responses
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Tiberiu Sahlean gave props (11 Apr 2008):
Woooow! Wonderful macro! Superb! Great DOF!
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Michael Fuchs gave props (11 Apr 2008):
Great crisp focus. The DOF is just right too. I like those little guys. I just posted a photo essay on Jumping Spiders.
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Antje Woolum gave props (22 Apr 2008):
awesome shot and thank you for not harming tiny 1/2 inch spiders :) that's cute
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Dennis Blauer added a link (5 Jun 2008):
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Janice Mezzacappa gave props (15 Oct 2008):
Wow what a macro, great dof love it!
