Painted Dancer
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Robotic, staccato movement of tiny feet across the flowers. Behind her a trail of silk to anchor.
Big eyed beauty sees all in her world, strangers above a certain size reveal themselves at their peril.
Such confidence she has, or lack of self consciousness – unaware of the sharp eyed crow overhead.
Pure instinctive being, untouchable by discursive thought or emotion – as we know it.
© Mark Berkery ……. Click on those pictures for a closer look
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Nature's Place 
thank you mark bring more nice photo clear sharp most creatures
Thanks Adnan.
Great Pictures. Never thought representing macro pictures can be so beautiful. Appreciate your work and efforts
Thanks Nitin.
Anything I would say several others have already said, Mark. Stunning pictures Mark. I do not know how you do it. Your eye. Your pictures. The beauty. Your words. You make/help me appreciate the earth so so much more in ways I never imagined. I mean the reflection of your lens in the spider’s eyes … that is super crazy detail. Woooo! Thank you so much.
Thanks S…
How to do it? First you have to find out what to do, there’s lots of wrong information ‘out there’. Then you practise, a lot. But yes, you need an eye for the intimacy, which is what I think makes the shot.
All gone into here – https://beingmark.com/macro-illustrated/ – for anyone interested.
A very pretty and engaging photographic subject.
Indeed it is.
OMGoodness…she’s unusual!! What a talented critter 😁
Indeed. :-)
Where DID you find this spider? Who knew they came in such incredible colours? Your photos capture the detail perfectly. Jumping spiders are my favourite spider — partly for the looks but also for their acrobatics.
These are fairly common in my garden. This is the male with a meal – https://beingmark.com/2015/04/24/pretty-boy/
Yet more great pics … you have a wonderful way of showing us the often unseen creatures living alongside us.
Thanks Sally.
Gorgeous :)
I wonder how you and your camera look to her through those 8 eyes?
She would only see the circle of the lens and the white diffuser above it, most – you can see it in the reflection of the eyes in the first picture. I usually shoot from around 2 inches. They do sometimes react to their own reflection, sometimes they jump on the camera and wander about.
I cannot stop looking, Mark! Those eyes, her colors and the remarkable detail you always manage to capture. Bravo!
Thanks Jane. I endeavour to do them justice. This one is elegant, isn’t she.
Beautiful. You have e to wonder why people hate spiders sometimes. Stunning photos!
Thanks Graham. These jumping spiders are known for being handsome, even cute, and playful. Others not so. Even though I am used to handling creatures up close the sudden appearance of a huntsman in my bathroom sink while I was washing this morning was cause for the body to react. It’s instinctive, then we can make it emotional if we are not careful.
Jumping spiders are fun to watch and interact with, while my camera isn’t as good as yours, I can see enough to watch them almost seem to dance at times…fascinating…but I can only imagine what it must be like to have a huntsman surprise you! 😄
I think you are right that we must be pre-conditioned to fear them because they can sometimes inflict pain…but I guess they fear us more and we just have to respect their space.
I think I read somewhere once that Brazilian wandering spiders, which are deadly, can be forcefully aggressive towards us…I can’t imagine that either!
Too much imagining and you’d never do anything. :-)
Amen to that! 😄
Remarkable colors, remarkable creature, and remarkable photos.
Thanks David.
Great photographs. Thank you, Love, nia
Thanks Nia.