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Jumping Spider

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Posted by Matt Cole on May 30, 2008 at 3:11 AM
Jumping Spider
I love these little spiders, they have remarkable eyes.

Canon 30D with MPE-65 macro lens.

1/160 sec, f8, ISO 100, diffused speedlight on off-camera bracket.

Matt
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 30, 2008 at 3:14 AM
Well that woke me up :biggrin:

Plane of focus is just where it needs to be and the exposure looks spot-on :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 30, 2008 at 3:33 AM


This is one of the finest macro images i've had the pleasure of looking at on this forum Matt , DOF field is spot on , sharpness is exceptional , simply stunning imo.
:toast: :toast: :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Frederic Desmette on May 30, 2008 at 3:48 AM
One word. superb
Frederic :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Ashton on May 30, 2008 at 3:52 AM
That's what I call impact. To say it pops is an understatement.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 30, 2008 at 5:32 AM
Brilliant-loads of impact-Great lens that

Dave :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on May 30, 2008 at 5:45 AM
Errr .....Wow !
JR
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on May 30, 2008 at 6:24 AM
Great shot of one of my favourite subjects, Matt, well captured, I know how tricky these guys can be to shoot.

Greg
Posted by David Taylor on May 30, 2008 at 7:55 AM
Yes absolutely brilliant.Very well captured indeed.

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 30, 2008 at 7:56 AM
Brilliant shot Matt. Just flicked this up on a 3m projection screen .. scared me to death!

Dave
Posted by Tom_W on May 30, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Again a stunning macro shot, excellent.

T
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 30, 2008 at 8:35 AM
Hi Matt,

Stunning image, absolutely stunning!
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Posted by Tim Taylor on May 30, 2008 at 8:57 AM
Wow!! I'm impressed you managed to get it to stay still enough to get the sharp shot at this magnification (as well as echoing all the comments above).

Tim :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nick Caddick on May 30, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Brilliant love the eyes glass like appearance :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 30, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Great stuff Matt..............excellent :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Agree with all of the above.....stunning

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Posted by Brian McGeough on May 30, 2008 at 12:46 PM
As above, stunning!!!!! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Cheers
Brian
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 30, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Hello Matt.

Thats just one remarkable macro shot, one I would be proud to have. Superb work. :wavey:
Posted by John MacTavish on May 30, 2008 at 5:15 PM
A shot with heaps of impact :toast: :toast: :toast:

John
Posted by writepic on May 30, 2008 at 5:22 PM

nice :)
Posted by Matt Cole on May 30, 2008 at 5:31 PM
many thanks for all of the comments, they're much appreciated.

Matt
Posted by David Kjaer on May 30, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Cracking image!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on May 31, 2008 at 2:09 AM
The eyes have it!
Brilliant, Matt.

:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 31, 2008 at 7:52 AM
Wow! Now there is a shot with bags of impact. You can't deny this shot has eye-contact! :biggrin: Lovely detail on the fine leg hairs. Really nice! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Colin Pickett on May 31, 2008 at 9:11 AM
Very nice :toast: