The Spider God - A story in pictures.

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The Spider God - A story in pictures.

Postby chrisk on Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:23 pm

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45mins of looking around or a spider, about to pack up frustrated and cursing winter. hen i found him on my monopod's QRP ! go figure huh ?
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so i picked him up
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put him on a branch where i want him...
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then look up and see blue sky and clouds to the right..."hmmm wonder if i can get him in the sky ??"

then pick him up and move him where i want...
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the whole shoot took around 1 hour. 5 minutes set up time, 45 minutes searching time and 10 minutes shooting time. the joy of bug chasing ! lol
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Re: The Spider God - A story in pictures.

Postby andy on Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:45 pm

Good story - and I think that the shot you've ended up with is really nice.

What a friendly little guy - I usually hate anything to do with spiders but your series brings out a nice character!
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Re: The Spider God - A story in pictures.

Postby ewm3 on Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:40 pm

I have seen pics of this type of spider before and imagined it to be much bigger. Am I mistaking it for another type or is this a 'baby' one?
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Re: The Spider God - A story in pictures.

Postby surenj on Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:32 pm

Wow! Spider god certainly rules!
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Re: The Spider God - A story in pictures.

Postby chrisk on Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:43 pm

he's a jumping spider. thats about an average size one really. they dont get too much bigger than that. not that i've ever seen anyway.
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