small world…

[Dayglo]

July 15, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Of spider and Foxglove..

[Mikka]

July 17, 2011 at 12:41 pm

A nice image but the Spider is just a little too small in the frame.
I looked at your flickr, really impressive underwater shots………/Mikka

[Dayglo]

July 17, 2011 at 9:11 pm

Thanks for the honest critique Mikka.
Yes, I do agree with a bit more ‘frame filling’ on the subject, but I couldnt pull a ‘Mikka’ shot on this little fella I’m afraid. :D
The little spider in question was about 5mm across- really small.
Its a species of Crab Spider- Family Thomisidae- according to the books- a really beautiful little guy.
I shot him by holding the foxglove in my hand- (it was windy at the time), with my other hand on my D200- I was using a Nikon 60mm Macro/int. flash. The shot was a lucky one.
Actually if you or anyone wanted to get something this small, what would you like to use?
I’d be curious about your favoured choice of ‘weaponar’y-lens wise.

Thanks again Mikka. :)

ps. and thank you for your kind words re: underwater shots- still a work in progress tho’.
I wonder what stuff you could churn out if you took your camera underwater!