Lots of Firsts, Pt. 2 - _TNY_0145
I got myself a new camera (a Canon 5Ds) in the off-season and around the middle of March I finally found an invert to photograph with it so this is the first shoot of 2021 as well as the first shots using the 5Ds.
Also, this is the first shot with my latest diffuser on the flash and with this being a Tetragnatha obtusa - it's the first of that species which I have found.
Tetragnatha spiders are known as "stretch spiders" due to how they like to stretch their very long front pair of legs ahead of them like this one is doing.
This was a very small spider, only about 3 mm (~0.12") in body length so I shot it using the MP-E65mm at 3.7:1 magnification.
Part 1 (at the same magnification) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51047088081/
I also shot a short video using my smartphone to explain how small this spider really was. You'll find it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51141632285/
Lots of Firsts, Pt. 2 - _TNY_0145
I got myself a new camera (a Canon 5Ds) in the off-season and around the middle of March I finally found an invert to photograph with it so this is the first shoot of 2021 as well as the first shots using the 5Ds.
Also, this is the first shot with my latest diffuser on the flash and with this being a Tetragnatha obtusa - it's the first of that species which I have found.
Tetragnatha spiders are known as "stretch spiders" due to how they like to stretch their very long front pair of legs ahead of them like this one is doing.
This was a very small spider, only about 3 mm (~0.12") in body length so I shot it using the MP-E65mm at 3.7:1 magnification.
Part 1 (at the same magnification) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51047088081/
I also shot a short video using my smartphone to explain how small this spider really was. You'll find it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51141632285/