Alltheworld601
Arachnoangel
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I am so excited for these pictures - I'm getting an Iridopelma recife in the mail today . Now I feel like I have to go find myself some E. olivacea though
Thanks so much Alltheworld! Have fun, the I. recifes are soooo tiny! Very cute. Sadly one of mine arrived with one mite already attached.I am so excited for these pictures - I'm getting an Iridopelma recife in the mail today . Now I feel like I have to go find myself some E. olivacea though
Thanks a lot Jan, glad you like it! Lighting is so much fun to experiment with, and I sorely need to come up with more creative ways to set it up for various shots.Interesting lighting, indeed. Lots of shadows going on there, but it adds more depth? Like it! Hoping you'll get the mites under control...I wouldn't go all out with predatory mites just yet if it's only a single case..
Thanks for your feedback Jan, much appreciated. The balfouri is quite monochromatic, especially in that oblique lighting ... light coming from the front would show off a bit more of the sling's colors, reddish-brown and a very subtle steel-blue. The whitish one at the end was totally backlit, giving it a pretty strong glow as the flash illuminated the body.The Monocentropus looks kinda b/w on my screen, slightly more whitish in a couple of those shots.
Thanks a lot! No colors added to the flashes, but I see now that I processed the balfouri images to much too cool a color cast.That little Iridopelma sling is adorable! I think it has just made my wish list. Nice job capturing such a tiny little guy Michael, especially that last shot in the set. It almost has this soft glow to it. The lighting setup with olivacea is interesting. Definitely has more punch to it with the high contrast but I think it might have the same issue I'm having with clipped shadows. I do prefer the high contrast look though. Are you adding colors to your strobes? Balfouri looks a little dark and void of colors on my screen.
Thanks for letting me know Jan! That's false color, I was changing the white balance of the camera as I was trying to match monitor colors, and the lowtones turned out bluish.Interesting, in that last set of pictures that sling has a really blueish hue to its leg on my screen.
Thanks Jan, just what I was hoping to hear!They look way better now, more to what I've seen in person from them.
Thanks Jan! I think that wooly rug on its head is pretty amazing!I really like the first shot, Michael. Gosh, what a beautiful tarantula....
Thanks a lot Joyce!Tremendous GBB shots, Michael!
Thanks very much Jacquelin! It's funny, I used to feel exactly the same way about them. I don't know why. But something urged me to get some slings anyway, and the tiny guys are just gorgeous! A couple early shots ...I love these. These are the only photos that I've seen that actually make the GBB look appealing. I've never seen one in person though....I've just always been turned off by pictures of them. These are lovely.
LOL My GBBs loves to kick more than any other T I have!Just looking at the urticating bristles on that GBB shot makes me itch! My couple boys here like to kick sometimes...gna!