Hi all... always great to photograph jumpers... but jumpers with a catch is also a treat... it also makes them more static to photograph... difficult with the dof of the MPE to get both the catch (which was a rock fly) and the jumper in focus... tried the parallel plain to get both in focus.
Sharp and detailed exactly where it should be, fine selective focus and a fantastic behaviour shot. Congrats on a brilliant macro shot. Love everything about it !!
Hi Jason. As noted above, you got the limited DOF exactly where it needs to be. Excellent use of the diffused flash too. This is an outstanding behavioral image!
Again, my disclaimer that I'm not a bug photographer. I like this one a lot! I think you got the focus just right to obtain beautiful detail in all the right places. Beautiful light. Well done.
Fantabulous! Great behavior shot of an interesting subject, with critical focus on the spider eyes and head, and on the prey. It couldn't be better.
Do you hand-hold the MPE65, and if so, how do you steady yourself? I find it hard to believe how many people shoot at higher than 1:1, hand held.
BTW, doesn't it seem amazing that spiders have 8 eyes? This jumping spider should have approximately 270 degrees coverage, handy for its prey-seeking and predator-avoiding. That tiny eye in-between the front set of 4 eyes and the back eye - I wonder if it is a highly specialized eye to detect just one wavelength range or just one type of motion. Biologists on the thread - comments? If it isn't single-celled or a vertebrate, my biology knowledge is minimal to bupkis.
Here's the layman's summary of spider eye function. Note especially that the jumper front large eyes form sharp images and have an f number of f/0.58, better than a cat's eye (f/0.9). http://australianmuseum.net.au/How-s...see-the-world/
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