Saturday, 31st January 2009
Waiting to Hatch
by Chris
A photo opportunity can be anywhere, especially in the macro world. This was taken in our garden. The texture of the paperbark acacia adds to the unusual scene.
Equipment: Canon EOS 50D 60mm f/2.8 Macro
Chris
Photography is a passion that hopes to capture everything as it is, should be and can be. I have particular favour for the planets natural gifts (but mainly in Africa).
Waiting to Hatch by Chris was photo of the day on Saturday, 31st January 2009. It is tagged Macro, Spiders. You can leave a comment below.
18 Comments
Ali shokri
Great macro works, thanks
Anurag
Truly top class. What an awesome lens the 60mm macro is!
Great focus. I know how difficult macro shots are, specially of insects as they rarely stay still for long. Since this spider was in the process of hatching it must have been less mobile. This is one of the very best macros I have seen in a long time and certainly very unique. This image is in the league of Animal planet / Natgeo et al.
Mandy Kilpatrick
First time I have ever seen a spider hatching. Good detail. Congrats on POTD!
Pauline Jones
This is a very good shot; you have the focus just right. Mother spiders carrying their young in their jaws is a common sight in the summer but not one we notice very often. Each of those little round eggs will produce a really tiny, fully formed version of the mother. Spider technology is awesome, the pholcus in our bathroom play complicated courting rhythms to each other, have their own social boundaries, can see and balance on invisible threads that are for their weight stronger than steel, and despite being spindly and not easily noticed they carry the most powerful venom in the spider world. Fortunately they can’t bite through human skin; but of they ever mutate….
Malta Photography
That is a wonderfull macro shot. Great work balance of colors and focus. Nice indeed.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Earth shot indeed! Quite impressive!
Thanks, Pauline, for the Nature lesson on spiders, great info!
sbl
Excellant macro shot! Good POTD.
prashant bhat
nice shot……..
Derek
great macro image. well composed and good detail and capture. well done.
James and Kelly Stone
Most excellent macro shot I have seen! Such fine detail caught throughout the whole subject. Very nice job and congrats on a well deserved POTD!
planet lover
Wow! I’ll pay more attention to these spiders now and see if I catch a glimpse of one hatching. Great picture, Chris. And thanks to Pauline for the very interesting information.
Su
omg, this really made me shiver, great shot congrats
mike
Nice detail you captured there.
Renee
Very good eye! Congrats!
yasmin
excellent focus!
Sue Gagnon
This is a SUPERB PHOTOGRAPH! Very well-deserving of POTD, but moreover, this is in EVERYONE’S back YARD. WE MUST appreciate the life brimming beneath our feet, and be more mindful of that which is hidden, but teems with life, unseen and unnoticed by us all.
mike
He blends right into the area.
su
Awesome macro shot