Waiting to Hatch by Chris

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).

18 Comments

Ali shokri Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 6:22 am
Great macro works, thanks
Anurag Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 7:29 am
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 Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 8:06 am
First time I have ever seen a spider hatching. Good detail. Congrats on POTD!
Pauline Jones Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 10:17 am
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 Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 11:15 am
That is a wonderfull macro shot. Great work balance of colors and focus. Nice indeed.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Earth shot indeed! Quite impressive!
Thanks, Pauline, for the Nature lesson on spiders, great info!
sbl Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Excellant macro shot! Good POTD.
prashant bhat Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
nice shot……..
Derek Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
great macro image. well composed and good detail and capture. well done.
James and Kelly Stone Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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 Says:
February 1st, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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 Says:
February 1st, 2009 at 7:33 pm
omg, this really made me shiver, great shot congrats
mike Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Nice detail you captured there.
Renee Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Very good eye! Congrats!
yasmin Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
excellent focus!
Sue Gagnon Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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 Says:
September 27th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
He blends right into the area.
su Says:
February 16th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Awesome macro shot