The last time I posted a jumping spider shot was over a week ago!? XD
For me, with jumping spiders, the tendency is to want to get a head-on shot, because they look so cute when they are looking directly at you with their big round eyes. But I try to remind myself to shoot them from different angles too, because you can't see much of their beautiful colors from a head-on perspective.
See the top of this little guy's head? (The technical term is cephalothorax, not head, but you know which part I mean! 8D ) Isn't it an awesome metallic green? He's really more green than the leaf he was sitting on!
This little guy is just 5mm (0.2in). There's a larger version if you want to see more details. 8)
I know exactly what you mean, I feel the same way about my dragonfly shot, I love the head on shot and forget about the beautiful colors on the body and wings! This is another amazing macro!
Dear Livia , Believe me we get use to it , not much people notice. I guest it`s same at you place . Who of the people take attention to those beautiful spiders you show us ? And same as your take the best of it my pic are a bit of overdone. Those fields are not as large as it looks like on the pic. I like to show it that way.
This MUST be seen enlarged ... it's awesome. These spiders look like gems ..fabulous color. Stunning capture ... the kind that you always do so beautifully!
Your jumping spiders are way cuter than the ones I remember around my parents house.. Maybe because I know they can't jump on my thru the screen? Great color with this shot..
@myhrhelper Most of the colorful jumping spiders that I have photographed are probably found only here, they live only in the tropics. The ones I find in the forest are the most colorful. The ones I find in other areas (parks, gardens, houses) are less colorful. I've actually seen a couple of jumping spiders in my apartment. But they're really tiny and very shy and always run away and I haven't been able to shoot them. They are grey and black.
@zoo_m To see the larger version, please click on the magnifying glass icon at the top (in the grey bar of icons above the photo). 8)
@myhrhelper Most spiders are venomous but a jumping spider's bite shouldn't affect a person, apart from being a little painful. That's what I've read. I've never been bitten by one, I never try to handle them, I just shoot them wherever they happen to be. I've had a couple of them jump onto my lens, but I just blew at them and they jumped off again. 8)
I love how they they seem to have so much personality, this one looks pensive, and I'm sure it's due to the angle... A beautiful shot of a beautiful creature!
you are way too deep into this addiction. we've got to get you on rehab, straight jacket and all. tee-hee-hee! meanwhile i saw a jumping spider and before i could think of "camera" i swatted it dead, then i rued what i did and thought of you :-)
He's the star of his spider neighborhood with that shiny "head" of his! Great shot Livia! You capture these guys so well. It was the right decision to shoot from the side for this one.
A great, big, metallic, green, cute and jumpy "THANK YOU!" to everyone! I'm always happy to see a jumping spider! They are so much fun to watch. Always on the go, always curious. Thank you for your comments. I appreciate your support and encouragement very much. Again, thank you!
For the last week, when I've had a chance, I've tried to get a capture of a spider. I would sit near a web with its creator sitting comfortably in the middle, and ponder to myself. What would Livia do. True...I don't have a true macro, but my 70-300mm zoom has a macro feature. Can't get a single good capture. Which makes me appreciate your skills all that much more. Beautiful capture. Great pov. And the color is amazing. Fav.
@espyetta I don't know, I just put my lens up as close as I can to them and shoot! *LOL* I've had a couple of them jump on me. One jumped on to my lens. One second it was there on my LCD screen and the next it was gone. So I turned my camera around and, sure enough, there it was! I blew at it, and it jumped off. Another time, one jumped on to my shirt. So I sort of tugged at my shirt and blew at it at the same time, and it jumped off. These little fellows are more curious than they are scared of me. 8D
I had one photographer (I didn't know him but he was in the forest taking shots of birds, he had a big dSLR and a tripod) witness how I shoot (practically shoving my lens into the bush because I had spotted a jumper in there) and after that, as I walked away, he said to me (with a big disbelieving grin on his face), "Wah. You shoot so close!" It was embarrassing. XD
@myautofocuslife I saw that photo of one where you talked about him jumping on your lens. I guess I never tried to stick a lens close to them....so many bugs run or act differently that I just assumed. In a rare moment of taking a nature walk with my 18-55 mm yesterday, I was shooting something (oh, it was a tiny tiny yellow fruit fly thing) and I shot, then edged in, and shot, edged in. I saw him (in my view finder) rear up high on his legs and lean away...I real zed I was REALLY close to him. then he flew!
He does look very glam. Nice catch!
WOW
@zoo_m To see the larger version, please click on the magnifying glass icon at the top (in the grey bar of icons above the photo). 8)
I had one photographer (I didn't know him but he was in the forest taking shots of birds, he had a big dSLR and a tripod) witness how I shoot (practically shoving my lens into the bush because I had spotted a jumper in there) and after that, as I walked away, he said to me (with a big disbelieving grin on his face), "Wah. You shoot so close!" It was embarrassing. XD