Life Feeds On Life

These spiders have it down to a science. Two right beside each other, both feeding on damselflies.

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The Lorax Lady says:

Wow! What a capture! It's like I'm watching the still-life version of Planet Earth.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Chrissy-D says:

this is necessary...

poor damselfly!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

greg.newman says:

Nice one Brian! Hungry spiders won't run from incoming lenses.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

K. Stephane says:

nice macro
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

METAL-ARMZ says:

powerful!
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Jan's Cat says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Barbara Stock says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

pbr-angel says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

hobbielancie says:

Wow! Your macro shots are simply brilliant Brian, I have some way to go yet.

You are my winner!
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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Robert Seber says:

What's your lighting rig?

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Now days I just use an SB-800 mounted on the 150mm tripod ring directly above the lens with Lord V's coke can diffuser.
Was shooting for the "butterfly lighting" position described in John Shaw's "closeups in nature". Sometimes I'll handhold my SB-600 to the left also w/ a stofen diffuser on it.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotos by Dee says:

Now this is a cool shot! Even though I do feel bad for the damselfly :( but that's life!
The Nature Group
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

MrClean1982 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Natures Finest (Invite Only Post 1 Comment 2), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Very nice capture!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Venvierra says:

Woah creepy, fantastic!
Thanks for posting in the Magic Macro Monday Thread!!

Please add your Beautiful Photo to:
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

macropoulos says:

Amazing moment, awesome macro!
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This is really one of Natures Finest!!>
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

AdamBaronPhoto says:

Wow, amazing capture!
1-2-3
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Vicki & Chuck Rogers says:

Terrific macro.

Chuck
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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotos by Dee says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fantastic Insect Photography (Invite only, post 1/comment 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

bugsfish says:

Nice shot, great moment

Congratulations !
This truly is a Fantastic Insect Photograph !
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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

bugsfish says:

Hi Brian i don´t understand this "Now days I just use an SB-800 mounted on the 150mm tripod ring directly above the lens with Lord V's coke can diffuser. " Is this a ring flash adapter for portable flashes? I have a sb800 and a sb 600 mounted on a macro bracket manfrotto, but i would like to know more about your lighting.
Thanks
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian-D says:

Thanks Bugfish! To me, it sounds like you have a much better lighting setup than me! All I'm doing is putting the tripod mount on my lens upside down. I cut the head off a 1/4 bolt and ran that down into where you'd normal mount it to the tripod. After I ran it down I had 1/4" bolt still sticking out of the tripod mount which I put the sb800 stand on(the little plastic hotshoe thing that came with it). Then I just slap the flash onto the tripod mount. I usually set it around 2 o'clock that way the weight of the flash is on the lenses mount direction instead of weighing it down on the other side.
As far as the coke can diffuser you can find that here: www.flickr.com/groups/macroviewers/discuss/72 157594312315...
It looks ghetto but it's amazing! Kudos to Brian for that one!
If you still don't understand I can take a photo of the setup later.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

bugsfish says:

Hi Brian thanks for your help, i'm going to take a look and if i don't understand someting i will send you a mail. I really aprecate your help, thank you very much. Best regards
Javier
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Hans & Liek says:

(H) Wow! What a catch! And marvellous composition.
Let's consider a group with spiders and their prey.

Congratulations !
This truly is a Fantastic Spider Photograph !
Fantastic Insect Photography ( Invite only)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Elle [A theme, a Virgoan] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called It's Not About You, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Poor demoiselle! Nice capture, though, man!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

redsunw says:

Amazing shot!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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