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I live in a camper van with a West Highland Terrier for company.
My passion is creating images but it is a work in progress.
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Wednesday, 20 May 2015

A BIG SMILEY FACE. (20/05/15)

This was a bonus on a dry but windy morning. A proper macro and a smiley face.orbweaver. A Green Orb-weaver. Araniella cururbitina. I found it eating it’s breakfast but couldn’t get any shots as everything was blowing this way and that. I picked the leaf it was on and brought it inside. It wasn’t best pleased and was scurrying this way and that. I kept taking pictures and then popped it back where I found it.

_V0G8387 This is the identical frame to the above but as shot with a scale added.

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_V0G8384    I’m happy as, happy can be with these.

I’ll see what tomorrow brings.

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32 comments:

  1. Bas.20 May 2015 at 14:01

    Adrian is pretty amazing if you so he pounces

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 16:13

      Bas, no he is friendly. The jumping spiders are impossible. I lost one and found it sitting on the lens.

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  2. The Herald20 May 2015 at 14:14

    Nice find Adrian...I like that happy face...[;o)

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 16:14

      Trevor, it is a beauty. If this weather settles then lots more should turn up.

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  3. Gillian Olson20 May 2015 at 16:41

    Great macros Adrian, I normally keep away from spiders but maybe they warrant a closer look. The smily face is a brilliant picture.

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 17:16

      Gillian, it's the best I've achieved but I aspire to this:

      ALBERTO PANIZZA

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  4. Mersad20 May 2015 at 17:37

    Incredible details!

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  5. Red20 May 2015 at 18:02

    This is really a different creature with large yellow____. I forgot my gr 7 science about the parts of the insect. There's a lot of hair on these guys when you get a good macro shot.

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 18:14

      Red, abdomen or opisthosoma to arachnologists. They have quite a few eyes as well.

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  6. Anvilcloud20 May 2015 at 19:10

    The multiplicity of lifeforms is mindboggling ... as are your pics to me.

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 19:40

      John, I really ought to get out more. I'm going to the shop tomorrow. They just fascinate me do insects.

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  7. Bob Bushell20 May 2015 at 19:22

    Yes, I'm sure you were so happy, they are beautiful............let's see some more.

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 19:42

      Bob, I'll keep trying but the little devils can't half shift and the flower bugs have a nasty nip.

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  8. Richard Pegler20 May 2015 at 19:36

    Great images, Adrian, particularly as these guys are so small. I photographed one last year, and if your images score 10 out of 10, mine possibly rate 0.1 out of 10!!

    Best wishes - - - Richard

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 19:45

      Richard, it's like anything the learning curve is exponential. There are some superb macro photographers but many are using dead subjects. I don't think killing them is worth it for an image.
      I suspect that this is about my limit. The MP-E 65mm is a cracking lens.

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  9. Yorkshire Pudding20 May 2015 at 19:47

    Anyone who had taken those shots would be delighted with them. You sir are a bloody clever old sod!

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    1. ADRIAN20 May 2015 at 19:57

      Thanks YP, it's only lots of practise. I'll now have to do more work on the surroundings and lighting. It is one of the prettier spiders. The jumping spiders are equally attractive but as their name implies they jump.

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  10. Midmarsh John20 May 2015 at 20:11

    The first one is impressive. You had better luck than I had with a micro moth this morning.

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    1. ADRIAN21 May 2015 at 02:29

      John, spiders are a bit fast but this one posed for a while when it got to the end of the leaf stalk.

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  11. Unknown20 May 2015 at 21:17

    You should be happy. they are great

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  12. Paul Riddle20 May 2015 at 21:29

    Hi Adrian, I have never tried macro photography before, after seeing your images I must try sometime. Nice blog and great images!

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    1. ADRIAN21 May 2015 at 02:30

      Paul, I love seeing detail that is invisible to the naked eye.

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  13. Douglas Mcfarlane21 May 2015 at 05:33

    Great images Adrian. I like the first image.

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    1. ADRIAN21 May 2015 at 06:01

      Douglas, the first image is how all insect portraits should be but the rest help with identification.

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  14. Margaret Birding For Pleasure21 May 2015 at 08:54

    I love the 3/4 & 5 shots best.

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    1. ADRIAN21 May 2015 at 09:06

      Margaret, as always I was happy to even get it in the frame.

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  15. Graham Edwards21 May 2015 at 08:57

    And so you should be Adrian. They are superb. I think I shall stick to Big Things.

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    1. ADRIAN21 May 2015 at 09:09

      Graham, your camera on macro setting should manage these and do a better job as DOF will be much greater. The first image will print at 220dpi and about a foot square but then my sensor is massive.

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  16. Kovács Miklós21 May 2015 at 20:00

    That was a great bonus really. Beautiful macros as usual!

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