Tall, Dark and Handsome!!!

[orionmystery]

He's tall, dark and handsome, but somewhat shy.

1. he just wouldn't take the palp off his face
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/...5dcdc62b_o.jpg

2.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/...390720c2_o.jpg

3. still wouldn't take the palp off his face
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/...10e95197_o.jpg

4. hiding behind some moss
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/...0140ae2d_o.jpg

5. hiding behind some dirt LOL
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/...394fcc3d_o.jpg

[surfg1mp]

again excellent shots mate...love them, sharpness is superb. Do you use live specimens i take it from the discription you do, and if so where do you get them from. are they pets?

I saw an article in amatuer photographer last week about this kind of work, although it was about super macro the guy was using dead specimens and getting a hell of alot closer and placing the subject on a pin and using half a pingpong ball behind as a defuser. Amazing article well worth a read.

[orionmystery]

Originally Posted by surfg1mp

again excellent shots mate...love them, sharpness is superb. Do you use live specimens i take it from the discription you do, and if so where do you get them from. are they pets?

I saw an article in amatuer photographer last week about this kind of work, although it was about super macro the guy was using dead specimens and getting a hell of alot closer and placing the subject on a pin and using half a pingpong ball behind as a defuser. Amazing article well worth a read.

Thanks, Lee. Yes, live spider. Alive and jumping . You can find them easily just about anywhere here in Malaysia.

I think I've seen those extreme high mag macro (>10X) you're talking about. There's someone in FM that posts that.

[miketoll]

Amazed at the DOF, especially in the first one. Stacked shots? They must stay very still for you (or rather waiting for their prey) if that is so!

[surfg1mp]

hi mate, I didn't realise you weren't in the uk, I'd imagine specimens like that would be tricky to get here. Being in malaysia I'd imagine they are a lot easier to get. I've been to malaysia, ie KL, penang, melaka, and port stephens. Lovely places.