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I found this fellow sitting on my front door one night. He measured about 10cm across from leg tip to leg tip.
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female Huntsman spider, Sparassidae Deleda cancerides
Photographed using:
Hasselblad 503CWD (16 megapixel digital)
Hasselblad Carl Zeiss 250mm f/5.6 Sonnar CFi lens,
f/22.0 and 1/15sec and ISO 50
Hasselblad Extension 32E + Hasselblad Extension 16E
Hasselblad Cable Release
Mirror Up
Colour Temperature was 5,700°K
Hasselblad D-Flash 40, White Nylon Diffuser from a Beauty Dish
Manfrotto Tripod 161 Mk2B
Manfrotto Geared Head Model 400
Weighted 2.2 kg
Sekonic L-758D
Gossen ColorMaster III
I started with my Nikon D3x and a Micro-Nikkor 105mm lens at 09:32, changed lenses to a Micro-Nikkor 200mm, then decided to use the Hasselblad 503CWD, again, changing lenses a couple times and finally adding Extension Tubes, taking the photo you see here at 14:01.
My first inclination was to fetch the bug spray.
She was a perfect Model, showing up on time and was ready when I was to take her photo, remaining stationary in that same pose with the same facial expression for hours, didn't blink regardless how many times the flash was in her eyes, no tattoos or piercings, but the only thing I didn't care much for was that she didn't shave her legs.
Spider is approximately 10 cm toe-to-toe and 4 cm body length.
I did my best to fill the frame.
I know Hasselblads are reserved for studio work and landscapes, but, I wanted to photograph something unusual.
A huntsman spider (Sparassidae). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More tropical spiders: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/01/tropical-spiders.html