Monday, August 20, 2007

Small Spider Macro Shots

When I got to work this morning, I found a very small spider crawling around on my office floor. I stuck him in a container and brought him out this evening to get some pictures. I am not sure what kind of spider this is but it appears to be some sort of wolf spider. If anyone knows, please leave a comment. These four pictures turned out the best.

1/180s @ f/18; ISO 400; SR On; Flash
Spider

The spider looks a little terrified in this shot. Although I do not like the background, it is a good angle. It was shot on a clear plastic storage container. I do like the reflection.

1/180s @ f/22; ISO 400; SR On; Flash
Spider

When undisturbed, the spider would bring its legs in and just sit there.

1/180s @ f/22; ISO 400; SR On; Flash
Spider

When disturbed, it would flare its legs and brandish its fangs. It was a feisty spider.

1/180s @ f/22; ISO 400; SR On; Flash
Spider

I shot all four of these with the Pentax K10D along with the SMC Pentax-A* 200mm f/4.0 Macro lens and the Kenko 25mm Uniplus extension tube. To light everything, I used my new Pentax AF-200FG flash on a Manfrotto 3373 Compact light stand. The light is from above left at about a 45 degree angle.

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