Tiny Spider and Globular Springtail

ChrisA · Feb 24, 2011

A tiny spider I found in some bark at the weekend. Size less the 1/2 cm.

For it's size I find the fangs a touch intimidating.

Tiny Spider at 3x Magnification, on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm. F11 ISO 400, Flash manual 1/8th power from Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash.

Also another Globular Springtail crawling across my mat.

Globular Springtail at about 4 times magnification crawling across my mat, on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm. F11 ISO 400, Flash manual 1/8th power from Canon MT-24ex Macro Flash.

This one was mega small and is not totally sharp, but was quite pleased I got anything as looking through the view finder I could mostly see black, with a dark blur moving in it!

Overread · Feb 24, 2011

You know you can set the twinflash up so that on a double tap of the shutter button (half way) you can turn the focusing aid lights on - makes a massive help for the high magnification shots. Otherwise I know it cuts the depth of field down but try f5.6 or even f4 for the 5:1 shots - it makes a massive different to sharpness.

Love the little springtail shot - I've yet to see the globular kind myself in the field and I know well how difficult they are to track when they've a mind to move around.

Trever1t · Feb 24, 2011

creepy crawlies! Very cool

Davor · Feb 24, 2011

2nd is kind of cute, nice shots!

tpe · Feb 24, 2011

Great work, very hard to focus on even in the best light. I would keep that mat

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Tim

ChrisA · Feb 25, 2011

Thanks all for the comments

Overread said:
You know you can set the twinflash up so that on a double tap of the shutter button (half way) you can turn the focusing aid lights on - makes a massive help for the high magnification shots. Otherwise I know it cuts the depth of field down but try f5.6 or even f4 for the 5:1 shots - it makes a massive different to sharpness.

Thanks for the tip, I will try this out. I did know I can do this doing DOF preview, not noticed it on the half way press. The other inhibiting factor to this on the day was my batteries not being in a good state, so even after a model burst they were needing recycle time...Should of ensured I had some spares with me.