Spider Me Blue
Or what colour suits you, catch one or two … It’s not so difficult, ladies and gentlemen, elegant too. They sit in their web and nothing disturbs them except by accident, the spider’s boon.
Watching one floating in the sunshine as the breeze caused it to breathe, in and out, into it flew a fly, of some sort. Straight onto it she was, from a standing start in the cold air to the centre of the web and something to eat – gone.
Fingers on every thread that matters, she knows her way, her home. She knows her stuff, her job, and don’t go falling into her tricksy web or walk into her on a flower or you’ll never get out. She is made for catching things, gripped in her thorny embrace, bit by long fangs a-dripping.
Paralysed, liquefied and drank all in. Nothing but a husk to show where you’d been. That’s her way, to waste not of the bounty that fills her, makes her grow and mate to fill her need for little ones – instinctively you could say, intelligently nevertheless. That’s our nature, my nature, like it or not, come what may.
Mark Berkery ……. Don’t forget to CLICK on any picture to enlarge it in a new tab – best in FireFox – for me
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Nature wastes little. Stunning spider photos.
Nature wastes nothing. Thanks Alex.
This is awesome! What camera and lens did you use?
Glad you like ’em Mia. My primary camera is still the FZ50 + achromats but the key is in lighting and placement of dof – it’s all here : https://beingmark.com/macro-illustrated/ I know, it’s a long page … :)
Forwarded these awesome pictures to my arachnid loving husband-he loved them!
Of course he did … :)
Thanks Sara.
Wonderfull macro’s Mark
Thanks T …
Poetry, that :)
I suppose … :)
We have lots of spiders for you in this neck of the woods – webs everywhere, it seems daily am escorting them outside. So glad to see the close-ups, here just see them walking on the floor out of the corner of my eye and have my box and cardboard ready for re-location. Always love those macro shots. thanks!
Glad you like ’em Kai …
Unique and spectacular – you really aren’t two and half feet tall and able to climb trees and scoot under brush to get these shots?
Thanks Charly. No, not so small, but I do have to get down with them and play invisible when I can.
Amazing!
Indeed! Amazing nature … :)
I’m usually a spider-phobe but I enjoyed the fascinating shapes and faces of these spiders, thank you.
Thanks Emily. Yes, they are a wonder, and that they can be seen so clearly with our 21st century technology …
I don`t know what to say. Amazing pictures the last one is a beauty.
Thanks Godfried.
Gorgeous spiders and wonderful photos of them, thank you! Pity that last spidey is missing a limb. :(
Thanks Nikki. 9 out of 10 is ok? :) No, I would prefer to have had the time to pull back enough, and the conditions to see by, but nothing sits still for too long in nature except the dead.
Very poetic :D
Just glad we can admire them as miniatures not human sized.
Lissa
Ha! And I wasn’t even trying … :)
These ones are entirely harmless to us, not so others.
What can I say other than “thank you”! So appreciate you sharing your gift, and subjects.
Thanks Audrey. It’s easy when there is pleasure in it …
Excellent captures! Mind to tell me your equipment setup for these shots? bellows?
Thanks Alex. Have a look here : https://beingmark.com/macro-illustrated/ It’s more or less complete regarding the principles involved. The gear is what you use or are used to, there’s a few pix of my setup. You will also find useful links in the comments.
Thank you so much for the info! Hey! Do come by my blog too!
No problem Alex.
Another wonderful visual feast.
Thanks Jo.
These pictures are amazing!
Thanks Adri. That’s our nature, amazing …
Love your pictures.
Me too Sue … :)