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This week I wanted to introduce and quickly sideline the Huntsman character. His role is both pivotal and unnecessary in my concentration. He's the guy that stole all of Little Red's glory and turned her from a heroine into a damsel in distress. So, it was important that if I change that, I acknowledge his unimportance. My goal was to make a photo showing him being banished into the desert, far away from the forest and from the story in general.
So... I went to Carefree. Best place to banish people to since there's pretty much nothing there already. This location is actually conveniently right outside Sam's bedroom window. We waited until about golden hour, then headed outside with the various flashes in tow. One was set up with the snoot and the other had a red-gelled soft-box. I put the red flash to camera left, just behind Sam to give him a red glow and help him stand out from the background. The snoot was camera right, aiming at Sam's face so that his expression and features were clear. I had a lot of problems with the flashes not going off or only going off some of the time. After dozens of minutes wasted in trial and error, I figured out with Sam's help that the flashes were out of battery which made them only fire like one third of the time and my camera won't send a signal to them if I use the preview screen instead of the viewfinder.
So, once we had that taken care of, we headed back outside and tried again. It took me awhile to figure out the right exposure so that he would stand out, but the background would be dark. I tried to have him in the foreground, the cacti in the mid-ground, and the mountains in the background to draw your eye into the photo. I'm not good with depth or levels in photos so this week was a small victory for me in that department and overall, I'm decently pleased. I'm loving the flash kit now that the flashes work consistently. It's actually a lot of fun to play around with and it makes editing 90x easier.
A huntsman spider (Sparassidae). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More tropical spiders: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/01/tropical-spiders.html
The Huntsman spiders continue to surprise me with their variety of color and pattern. This one looks like it is wearing a face mask.
The Lichen Huntsman Spider, Pandercetes gracilis(also called the lichen spider), is a spider found in Australia, Queensland, and New Guinea, Maluku Islands, and Sulawesi.
The Lichen huntsman can very in color amongst individuals, all of which are of the color of different species of lichen.
The spider is known to hunt by ambush and then pounce when their prey gets within range. Their exceptional agility and speed, as well as their ability to squeeze into tight corners and camouflage, giving it a strong advantage both in capturing prey and evading predators.
Extracted from Wikipedia
Shot this at Lower Pierce during Night Macro.
Neosparassus Diana
Spotted this Badge Huntsman killing another spider for da meal. When the toxins started taking effect out popped a parasite from the victims body which was massive. I'm surprised the other spider was alive as it seemed healthy before the huntsman grabbed it.
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In general, huntsman spiders are not regarded as dangerous, and can be considered beneficial because they feed on insects (cockroaches are a favourite). Many Australians will relocate huntsman spiders to the garden rather than kill them. There have been reports of members of the genus Neosparassus (formerly called Olios) giving bites that have caused prolonged pain, inflammation, headache, vomiting and irregular pulse rate; however, a scientific study into the bite of these spiders did not note any severe or unusual symptoms resulting from confirmed Neosparassus bites.[4] It is unclear under what circumstances these spiders bite people, but it is known that female members of this family will aggressively defend against perceived threats to their egg sacs and their young.
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