A lovely photo day

[nonionay]

Spiders are one of the hardest and most frustrating things for me to get pictures of with my dumb little autofocus camera. First it seems easy, since spiders tend to hold still for a bit, hoping you'll go away. But then the camera refuses to focus, and the spider skitters away. The contrast has to be just right for the autofocus to pick it up. Today, however, I got some good ones. The jumping spider photo is one of my best.

Arachnophobes, don't click through!

Comments

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Wow. The spider eyes are great.

[hoorayiwake.livejournal.com]

YES. I thought exactly the same thing!

[mcjulie.livejournal.com]

As a vaguely perverse arachnophobe -- shudder! The detail on these is fantastic. I love how the jumping spider appears to have long, luscious eyelashes on its four hideous eyes.

[cscole.livejournal.com]

Good jumping spider close up! Jumping spiders are considered good spiders around here, so I rescue them from inside the house regularly throughout the summer months.