Waiting to strike!

[bloodhound31]

Look what I found waiting for me at my front door when I took the bins out tonight!

This Huntsman spider was about a foot and a half up the wall, so I lay down on the concrete under it and pushed the lens right up under it's nose for a personal greeting. Beautiful creature! Not the biggest specimen around here, only about 8cm across this one.

[leon]

Fantastic shots, nasty looking little critters, that's pretty up close and personal, well done.

Leon

[bloodhound31]

Thanks Leoon! Aren't they magnificent little things?

[naskies]

Great photos. They look pretty menacing close up!

[Jeffkop]

Optometrists would be king if spiders ever needed glasses.
Looks like 6 sets of eyes peering out of black portholes.
GREAT close up ... looking straight into the 4th eye from the left .. second row :lol::lol:

[Paddy]

Great shot of the eyes Barry!

[Ric]

Great shots Baz.

I don't mind them but I wont be getting as close as what you described.:D

[bloodhound31]

Thanks Dave, Jeff, Patrick and Ric. I don't mind getting that close really. I recently braved picking one up with my bare hands off our ceiling the other night only to have it leap off said ceiling and jump onto my face. I calmly walked outside to try to find it without hurting it and brush it off into the garden. Not so long ago I would have freaked, but I have come to understand, appreciate and love these critters so much now, that I know they are not going to bite. In fact, I think perhaps they can sense it in me. Who knows?

Baz.

[Paul Haese]

Nice

[SkyViking]

Nice images, it's an impressive looking spider! The shot of the eyes is spectacular.

[StephenM]

Excellent shots Baz!

Can I ask what macro lens and lighting you're using?

Cheers,
Stepehn

[bloodhound31]

Sure mate. It's the Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro with the MT-24EX twin lites and a home made light modifier.

[lacad01]

Mighty nice shot Baz!!

[bloodhound31]

Thanks guys! :thumbsup:

Baz.