May 19: Stalking the Wild Spider by Robin Reid

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19-MAY-2005	Robin Reid

May 19: Stalking the Wild Spider

Rancho Bernardo, CA

I am frequently impressed with the excellent closeup shots of insects captured by many of you. Here on Day 4 of the fixed focus challenge I decided to pit my 50mm f/1.8 lens against my arachnophobia.

If this is too much for you, I also caught a pictue of a dead steer skull. See that ***here.*** Take your pick!

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon 50mm f/1.8
1/500s f/11.0 at 50.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	19-May-2005 09:58:15
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	50 mm
Exposure Time	1/500 sec
Aperture	f/11
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	partial (6)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	program (1)
Focus Distance

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Caroline		23-May-2005 01:50
You've got to be kidding! Tell me it's not real!

snootydog		20-May-2005 14:15
Seriously Robin, what the heck is this thing? Looks like a plastic toy I used to get in the dentist office when I was a kid. (My father was my dentist back then so that should give you some idea of why I am as off kilter as I am -- plastic spiders really were one of his "prizes")

Gary Winters		20-May-2005 02:45
I have trouble feeling warm and fuzzy about spiders. Quarters I like.

Di		20-May-2005 02:41
You slay me.

Karen Leaf		20-May-2005 01:51
LOL, get cracking with the PSCS2.

Herb		19-May-2005 21:41
You put yourself in danger here just for a fixed focus shot...LOL

JeremyGood		19-May-2005 20:28
That's a creepy looking quarter eating spider.

Guest		19-May-2005 18:40
I see a metaphor of the spider of capitalism reaching for more and more profit :-) Or is the coin just there for sizing? Nice B&W though

Gayle P. Clement		19-May-2005 17:51
Oh, Robin!

Guest		19-May-2005 17:42
Arachnophobia is something I have too!!. Despite of that I like so much this shoot because the play with shadows and nice texture!!