Green Lynx Spider, True, Texas, Iscorama anamorphic
Taken a half mile east of the abandoned school on True Road, at the corner with Terrell Road. We had been cruising east and west along True Road just before sunset hoping to encounter male tarantulas prowling around looking for females, but were unsuccessful in our quest. Stopping to check out a small dark scraggly object in the weeds along the edge of the road (disappointed, just a tarantula sized wad of wire), while getting back in the Jeep we heard feral hogs moving through the thick brambles about 50 yards away. A short walk off the road, avoiding thorns and a wet area yielded nothing, just a bunch of spooked hogs bolting for thick cover because we weren't quiet enough. While returning to the jeep we encountered several Green Lynx Spiders in weeds at the edge of the road, not Tarantulas... but satisfactory substitutes. Although not sitting on a colorful blossom, this little lady was in a position where I could get down on my knees and shoot straight in, putting her against a dark background for this "looking through the legs" shot.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens focused at infinity, fitted wih an Iscorama anamorphic lens, also focused at infinity, with a Raynox DCR-150 close-up lens on the Isco. Lighting provided by a small Nikon speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a plastic bowl rhat comes in a frozen dinner.
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Green Lynx Spider, True, Texas, Iscorama anamorphic
Taken a half mile east of the abandoned school on True Road, at the corner with Terrell Road. We had been cruising east and west along True Road just before sunset hoping to encounter male tarantulas prowling around looking for females, but were unsuccessful in our quest. Stopping to check out a small dark scraggly object in the weeds along the edge of the road (disappointed, just a tarantula sized wad of wire), while getting back in the Jeep we heard feral hogs moving through the thick brambles about 50 yards away. A short walk off the road, avoiding thorns and a wet area yielded nothing, just a bunch of spooked hogs bolting for thick cover because we weren't quiet enough. While returning to the jeep we encountered several Green Lynx Spiders in weeds at the edge of the road, not Tarantulas... but satisfactory substitutes. Although not sitting on a colorful blossom, this little lady was in a position where I could get down on my knees and shoot straight in, putting her against a dark background for this "looking through the legs" shot.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens focused at infinity, fitted wih an Iscorama anamorphic lens, also focused at infinity, with a Raynox DCR-150 close-up lens on the Isco. Lighting provided by a small Nikon speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a plastic bowl rhat comes in a frozen dinner.
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