Spyder's Thread

Spyder 1.0 · May 13, 2009

new project

(8 spider) Poecilotheria regalis colony.

I just recieved these slings and have paired them for now to see if there are any really agressive members in the group and avoid catastrophic loss.
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Group [A]

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Group [C]

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Group [D]

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Spyder 1.0 · May 13, 2009

i used a bar or two of colour boost, and low D-Lighting combined with a lower brightness. So the colours are true and there, ive just enhanced them slightly for visual appeal. Ill start adding a stock photo of the spider after every shoot from now on.

Spyder 1.0 · May 13, 2009

Here is a stock untouched, uncropped picture of the ornata.

Spyder 1.0 · May 16, 2009

I feel like this could go on a valentines day card...

:drool:

Koh_ · May 16, 2009

that's a nice looking ornata. !
and those communal things look ok but i would put some pieces of wood in.
btw, how is your irminia sack going?

Spyder 1.0 · May 16, 2009

Hey koh

those paired communals were the preliminary tests.

I have since moved them all into this cube.
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The Irminia dropped a sac a few days ago

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Tapahtyn · May 16, 2009

Beautiful P irminias

Spyder 1.0 · May 18, 2009

My first attempt at outdoor photography. Comment please.. this is amateur hour.
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Spyder 1.0 · May 23, 2009

P. audax
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Miss Bianca · May 23, 2009

Love these auddax shots...
and the pink-toe shots! Those toes look very pink!
and pg1 is awesome ... very very nice work
with these outdoor shots as well

Spyder 1.0 · May 24, 2009

P. Rufilata getting a little pissy. I think she will be molting soon.
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P. Ornata lady (going to fix up her enclosure very soon. documentation will follow... I am so going to get but

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Avicularia Avicularia 2nd mating post female molt... She was the most responsive she has ever been. drumming Very loudly.

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*this is how a male should NOT initiate mating*

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He didnt hook her fangs.. he is barely holding on to her... insertions were seen regardless.

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The most dostile female ever. She will tolerate that male chashing her around the cage ALL night... i removed the horney little bugger.

ORO, if you are watching, cross your fingers! Its about time we get some kids!
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Spyder 1.0 · May 24, 2009

Sorry about the blurryness of the mating pictures. i was caught off guard. i didn't think the female would actually be in the mood. and lighting conditions were horrible.

Spyder 1.0 · Jun 2, 2009

One of my new H.macs. I now have 5 total
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Spyder 1.0 · Jun 6, 2009

House spider
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This is the extreme limit of my Nikkor 18-55 mm lense...

Draiman · Jun 6, 2009

Don't you think the oversaturation you do with your pictures is misleading, especially to newcomers to the hobby?

I don't think it gets you many fans either, since your pictures are a far cry from the spiders' true coloration.

Let's do a comparison, shall we?

Hmm?

Everyexcuse4me · Jun 6, 2009

The colors from your shots are REALLY harsh. Honestly, the originals look better (meaning the one you didn't touch). Seriously look artificial.

Spyder 1.0 · Jun 6, 2009

As I clearly stated in my title this is my photography thread. I also clearly stated in one of my posts above that i do use some color boost, but it only takes a bar or two for the tarantulas Natural Hues to pop out.

Misleading? No i don't find it misleading at all considering it would most likely cause a newcommer to want one of these beautiful spiders even more, in order to see its colors in real life.

You may not be a fan of my pictures, or of me, But im going to ask you kindly to step aside and allow me my right to post my photographs in this thread. I don't need or appreciate your comments.

Edit: On second thought, I do agree that *some* of these photos do have too much color boost. I will keep this in mind for future pictures. thanks for the input

Spyder 1.0 · Jun 7, 2009

OK

well that was a lot of work. I managed to de-saturate all of my tarantula pictures to appease everyone and put a stop to the stoning.

From now on I will not use any color boosting in my photos.

*Its going to take a while to fix up my Flickr account, Ill do that tomorrow.*

samatwwe · Jun 7, 2009

spyderowner69 said:
Poecilotheria ornata MF (looking for a boyfriend)
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(sorry about the poo on the glass...)
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BEAUTIFUL P. ORNATA! enough said

Miss Bianca · Jun 7, 2009

enough said is right! what a beaut!

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