infinite feather hair 10x

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:53 am

Hello everybody,
As a third test of my Macro-Station
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... highlight=
I have taken the eyes and the feather hair of a spider (magnification 10x, infinity lens).

- Camera: CANON EOS 6D
- Lenses: NIKON CFI BE Plan 10x + CANON EF 70-200L
- Flashes: 2 * CANON 430EXII
- Shutter speed : 2 Sec / flash on the second curtain
- Software: Zerene DMap, 110 steps

BR, Adi

JH · Post by JH » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:22 am

I like the hairs! Nice Picture
Regards Jörgen

leonardturner · Post by **leonardturner** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:52 pm

I've seen a lot of spiders, but never one like this. The "feather-hair" is remarkable and beautifully rendered. Nice work!

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:25 pm

Very nice image!

The feathered hairs are surprisingly common, but they're very difficult to make out except with high resolution photo setups. My first encounter with the things was in photographing a pedipalp, HERE, with feedback from a spider expert HERE. You can see and read more about the hairs at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=21438 and by following the links therein.

--Rik

bobfriedman · Post by **bobfriedman** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:30 pm

excellent shot... color rendering, sharpness and detail!

cadman342001 · Post by **cadman342001** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 6:52 am

Wow ! Good clarity on those crazy feather hairs, never seen them before. Do you know what type of spider it is ?

Andy

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 7:08 am

Hello Andy,
I have already taken some photographs of the spiders which I have found at home but no one has had such hair.

e.g. (with NIKON CFI BE Plan 4x)

But this one with the crazy feather hairs I have found in the garage (crazy because of the exhaust gas pollution ?)

BR, Adi

Lou Jost · Post by **Lou Jost** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 1:08 pm

Adalbert, what a beautiful picture!!! Excellent lighting to model the shape, and perfect sharpness. Wow!!!

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:42 pm

I'm no spiderist but the last one I looked at had hairs of similar shape, though on its legs, not around the eyes. It was a running crab spider - philodromus sp.

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:43 am

Hello Chris,
The name of my spider is: barn funnel weaver (Tegenaria domestica).
(With a little bit crazy hair because of the exhaust gases of my beamer :-)
BR, Adi

Koorosh · Post by **Koorosh** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:16 am

An excellent image, wonderful

The second one looks like Pholcus. Is that so?
I'm not sure where it's from but if in the UK (which I think might be an introduction from the US) it's Pholcus phallangoides. Could be something different though.

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:08 am

Hello Koorosh,
Yes, the second one is Pholcus phalangioides.
BR, Adi