Icon134 0 #1 December 26, 2008 If you don't like spiders I suggest you avoid opening the pictures... I found this little guy crawling around on my parents Christmas Tree (by "little" I mean roughly 5-10mm across) I hope you enjoy them... http://scottgunshell.smugmug.com/photos/442811929_GUD78-L.jpg http://scottgunshell.smugmug.com/photos/442812000_AHazu-L.jpg ScottLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #2 December 26, 2008 Terrific lighting, beautiful composition. What lens did you shoot this with? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Txflier 0 #3 December 26, 2008 looks like it could be a brown recluseI'm not the rope totin charlie Bronson wanna be that's getting us fucking lost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #4 December 26, 2008 I don't like spiders but I opened it anyway. It's a neat picture. Those really close pictures are cool."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #5 December 26, 2008 Quote Terrific lighting, beautiful composition. What lens did you shoot this with? Thanks... MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x in conjunction with a MT-24EX twin light... hand held about 2/3rds up the Christmas tree (on the back side... my back was sore after about 5 minutes) I think the shots are about 3-4x Mag... I did some post processing in Lightroom 2.2 (minor color and white balancing mostly...)Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #6 December 26, 2008 I agree with DSE. Excellent photos from a technical stand point. I'm too afraid of spiders to look at them much though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #7 December 26, 2008 Very .. very cool. Thanks for the view .I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 3 #8 December 26, 2008 Quotelooks like it could be a brown recluse Brown recluse spiders have six eyes, grouped in pairs. Most others, like this little guy, have eight eyes.If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #9 December 26, 2008 You know your spiders! Amazed at the Brown Widows in GA now.I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #10 December 26, 2008 Yep - I agree. If I'm not mistaken it's a wolf spider - not as badass as a brown recluse, but it can still fuck you up in a similar way.T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #11 December 26, 2008 No. Google it.I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #12 December 26, 2008 Very cool. And very creepy too. I don't like spiders. But that second pic, where he's looking at you with almost a "smile" .. nice.'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #13 December 26, 2008 Quote where he's looking at you with almost a "smile" .. nice. "Step into my parlor" said the spider to the fly.... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akjmpplt 0 #14 December 26, 2008 Quote MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x in conjunction with a MT-24EX twin light... Well, I've been thinking up buying that exact combo to use with my 50D...I think you sold me! Very nice shots, like the first one best.SmugMug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #15 December 26, 2008 Quote Yep - I agree. If I'm not mistaken it's a wolf spider - not as badass as a brown recluse, but it can still fuck you up in a similar way. This little guy is far too small to be a wolf spider... someone else in another forum suggested that it might be a Sac Spider... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #16 December 26, 2008 Quote This little guy is far too small to be a wolf spider... someone else in another forum suggested that it might be a Sac Spider... I thought they were called crabs! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #17 December 26, 2008 why did the Fly,,,,, FLY.??????? because the spider "spied her." ba-bum.... " that's all i got folks... thanx alot. i'm here at the Holiday-Inn Imperial Room,,,, til next tuesday...!!! tell your friends..drink specials, 5 til 7...well drinks only ".... PS Niiice photos... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #18 December 26, 2008 Very nice pictures! But, I think it's an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-2Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #19 December 26, 2008 I'm not exactly sure but i'd go with the wolf spider ident. They will grow to an amazing size but these looked like babies or young'uns. Cute little guys..... They eat cockroaches by the numbers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #20 December 27, 2008 QuoteI'm not exactly sure but i'd go with the wolf spider ident. They will grow to an amazing size but these looked like babies or young'uns. Cute little guys..... They eat cockroaches by the numbers...just to clarify... This only one spider... And it may be a wolf spider although it would be the first wolf spider I've seen in this area.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #21 December 27, 2008 Here are a few critter photos that I took recently on a canoe trip down the Pecos River in Texas. The quality isn't as nice as Icon134's, but since we've got bug-lover's here, maybe you'll enjoy them. 1) Another spider. Look at those hairy legs! 2) Yellow bugs on yellow flowers. Good camouflage, so as not to be eaten by birds. 3) More bugs on flowers. 4) How about something a little prettier: From the annual monarch butterfly migration. 5) And ending with "cute": a baby lizard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #22 December 27, 2008 Quote The quality isn't as nice as Icon134's, but since we've got bug-lover's here, maybe you'll enjoy them. 1) Another spider. Look at those hairy legs! Wow... that there is a black widow!!!Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwln 0 #23 December 28, 2008 Maybe the spider came with the tree? I have seen tiny wolf spiders jump off the back of the momma spider I was stepping on. Unrelated, here is a St Andrews Cross that hung out on my porch for a few weeks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #24 December 28, 2008 Quote Quote The quality isn't as nice as Icon134's, but since we've got bug-lover's here, maybe you'll enjoy them. 1) Another spider. Look at those hairy legs! Wow... that there is a black widow!!! Not sure about that. The web looks like a widow, but, Ive never seen a widow have hairy legs like that. Might be a different type? Hell, I never heard of Brown widows till a few months ago.I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #25 December 28, 2008 The depth of field is unreal...nice job.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
