Al's Images
Spider
Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 16 October 2008 in Animal & Insect.
just taken in the back garden
Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany
I bet you used a long telephoto lens and stood a long way back from this little chap !!
16 Oct 2008 6:03am
@Anthony Lambert: ye a big white tele :))
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
OOO I had a shiver as soon as I saw the thumbnail!!! What a detailed fella.....great shot but can't look for long!
16 Oct 2008 7:28am
@Linerberry: No i cant look long and i took the shot
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Oh ! Like a lot of people, don't like spiders, i've a phobia about them !! But it's a great capture...
16 Oct 2008 10:09am
@Evelyne Dubos: I have a phobia as well
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Excellent closeup, Alun... a nasty looking beast (or beautiful) - depending on your standpoint.
16 Oct 2008 12:41pm
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Nice crisp closeup Alun. We have one in the kitchen window. A leaf blew in to his web and broke a great section off, then hung there flapping. He had it out and the web repaired in no time at all. What great engineers they are.
16 Oct 2008 2:29pm
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
Bet Karen was holding your hand when you took this one. ;>))
16 Oct 2008 3:17pm
@Jeff: She was inside having a cup of tea with her gran actually :)
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
OOooo getting brave in our old age are we.
16 Oct 2008 7:17pm
@Jeff: No, i'm ok as long as it stays still
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Hey Alunbach..excellent macro of this spider,pal...funny enough I took a few like this last week,but after seeing yours they're going in the bin, pal...*-))..
Billybach...
16 Oct 2008 11:34pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Im sure there good, put um on
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Great detail, Alun - really good color as well.
17 Oct 2008 4:13am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
I usually see these big guys this time of year, but not this year.
Cool details.
17 Oct 2008 4:38am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
very beautifully crisp! i can easily see all the different hairs on his body! amazing macro!! is this one of your first? or your very first even? am i forgetting any macros by you?? bravo Alun!!
18 Oct 2008 5:53am
@dj.tigersprout: I have done a few macro's before but not many, thanks for your kind comment
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
A fascinating shot, Alun. Excellent composition, colors and sharpness. The lines of the web superimposed on the out of focus background make this rather special.
19 Oct 2008 12:59pm
@Andrew Gould: cheers Andrew
Canon EOS 40D
1/640 second
F/4.5
ISO 400
105 mm