I decided to give the macro lens a proper work-out today. More photos are in the Butterflies and Bugs album, but here's a small sample.
The first photo of the ants was just a matter of focusing on target and wating for the ants to climb over it. Which of course they do, I then spotted a spider. I've probably seen this type before, but not really taken any notice. My web searches suggest that it's a Nursery Web Spider, sometimes also referred to as a wolf spider (it hunts). This is the nearest thing to a wolf I'm likely to photgraph, especially from a few inches away!
For the final shot I was hanging precariously over the edge of the pond, trying to support the camera without letting it slide into the murk. I managed plenty of badly blurrred shots due to camera shake, but one or two were ok. It's some sort of nymph as far as I can tell. It was less than 2cm in length.
Ramunas
10 Apr 2007Nice shot of that spider!
SittingFox
10 Apr 2007Well, you ought to be very pleased with these, especially of the wolf spider :up: A lot of work but it's producing great results. The clarity is very impressive.
At least there's one kind of wild wolf left in southern England, eh 🙂
sprogger
14 Apr 2007Cool macro shots, the detail on the spider is great:)