Peacock Spider with prey

Picosvistas · Post by **Picosvistas** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:45 pm

Maratus volans feeding on a long legged fly. New South Wales, Australia. 5 image handheld stack.

Thank you for looking

Frank

Troels · Post by **Troels** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:15 am

That is a wonderful picture!

brentbristol · Post by **brentbristol** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:03 am

Wonderful!

Bob-O-Rama · Post by **Bob-O-Rama** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:07 am

Incredibly well done. Wow.

Lou Jost · Post by **Lou Jost** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:12 pm

Yes, everything about it is great; lively pose, interesting behavior, perfect sharpness (the blurry hind legs actually enhance the picture), perfect exposure, perfect color saturation.

aveslux · Post by **aveslux** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:04 pm

Lovely shot, how was the stack achieved?

Picosvistas · Post by **Picosvistas** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:00 pm

The stack was achieved by fixing focus on the part of the fly closest to the lens and then moving the camera forward a fraction before taking the next frame. Once the furthest point has been captured, the stack set is complete. All images then combined in Zerene and retouched as needed.

Frank

Beatsy · Post by **Beatsy** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:51 pm

Glorius!