Crab Spider, Wichita Mountains, Lawton, Oklahoma, Iscorama anamorphic
Taken on a windy, overcast day at the Jed Johnson Lake Dam, this spider was nestled in the recessed center of a small flower. Wind was causing the flower to dance around wildly making composing an image almost impossible without holding it steady with one hand. Kneeling on the ground to get this shot earned me a knee full of tiny, fuzzy, glass-like cactus spines. These are almost invisible and very difficult to remove, even with tweezers. The best method I've found is using duct tape, providing they haven't been driven in too deeply. Holding the flower caused her to open her four front legs wide, ready to grab whatever had generated the vibration she must have felt.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens fitted with an Iscorama Anamorphic Lens (1968 version). Two objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm lenses were reverse mounted on the Isco. Light was provided by a Nikon SB 23 speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a white bowl that comes in a frozen dinner.
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Crab Spider, Wichita Mountains, Lawton, Oklahoma, Iscorama anamorphic
Taken on a windy, overcast day at the Jed Johnson Lake Dam, this spider was nestled in the recessed center of a small flower. Wind was causing the flower to dance around wildly making composing an image almost impossible without holding it steady with one hand. Kneeling on the ground to get this shot earned me a knee full of tiny, fuzzy, glass-like cactus spines. These are almost invisible and very difficult to remove, even with tweezers. The best method I've found is using duct tape, providing they haven't been driven in too deeply. Holding the flower caused her to open her four front legs wide, ready to grab whatever had generated the vibration she must have felt.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens fitted with an Iscorama Anamorphic Lens (1968 version). Two objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm lenses were reverse mounted on the Isco. Light was provided by a Nikon SB 23 speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a white bowl that comes in a frozen dinner.
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