Daddy Long Legs

Hope you like it. It's been a torture taking this picture :) The

spider was extremley small and kept moving around. Tell me what you

think.

I like this image very much, great colors & frame. At least I have some insect macros too, the torture is always the same. Perfect image. Thanks for sharing. Regards

Wow! Its actually in focus. Great job!

How did you mount the lens to the G5?

Thank you all for the comments.

 

URLICH:

Even though it seems unorthodox, the lens was scotch-taped to the adapter.

I like how the colors mix well with this picture.As I have taken a closer look the light has bent around your little subject to give it a blue cast that is quite appealing.Cheers!

Dean

Wow what detail. That is one scary bug. Great job!!!

Loosing one leg...

Another fine example for excellent but unorthodox solutions!

How did you cope with the focus issue? MF or AF -- I'm asking because I find the G5's AF to be a real pain.

Crikey! Amazing picture. I know how the slightest movement of cam or subject throws it all out due to the drastically limited dof. Amazing colours too. How were the colours so blue & red?

Ulrich: with this reverse angle technique you can use the AF, and then move camera back and forth untill you see clearly on the LCD. Otherwise you have to use manual (which is a pain on the G5). I wonder if the new G6 has this AF so slow...

 

G: I have no clue about the colors :) I guess its an overcast effect. This bug is so small you cant see ANY color on it except the grey, with the naked eye. The eyes also were a surprise for me when I saw the full size picture. I couldnt even see the head on the LCD

This isn't a spider. It's in a different family (genus, not sure the exact category). They go by names such as "daddy long legs". All spiders have 8 eyes, whereas these guys have a stalk with two eyes on the top. You might look it up, they're in the same general group as ticks and spiders, but still different.

Excellent close up of a daddy long legs. They are hard to snap as they rarely keep still

very very cool shot! the background really compliments the the colors of the subject and thanks for detailing your work on the shot also! new ideas! the scotch tape is priceless... "necessity is the mother..."

The picture is brilliant. I have a Fuji finepix S5000 which I know has a macro funtion but wouldnt know where to start to get a picture like this.

 

It looks almost alien with that blue rocky background. What was the Daddy Long Legs sitting on when you took this photo?

Hello David, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. The Moon-floor-like background was actually the cement wall of the house. At this macro level you see many details that wouldn't be observed otherwise. The reverse lens technique is very fun to experiment with.

Lovley little eyes! Look my Spiders!

Between the blue tint of the background and the orange parts of the body, you could easily pass this off as a photo of some bizarre reef inhabitant. Excellent macro.