Anelosimus sp. aka Tangle Web Spider

Its a pity that I'm still practicing on my macros and many of them get blury, not because of the focus, but because I shake a lot. I must train a lot so that moments like these won't be that blury.
Nevertheless I presented the whole death. You see How death is close to you?

This is the coolest thing I've seen yet! Excellent job samanthasunshine · 2011-01-16: 10:02

Great set Ricky!! What a coincidence, I just heard them talk about spider webs on TV and they said their webs is stronger than steel. HoosierAtHeART · 2011-01-16: 10:11

I guess it is not of your shaking Ricky, if you look at your EXIF data with 51/3000 you have to shake a lot to get blurry pics. I think it is a focus problem, there should be a possibility in your Nikon to set only one focus point and this one you can move to all the positions of the other focus points. So if you move to the middle focus point it will stay there until you change this setting. I came to that conclusion because at least on all these pics except one you find something which is sharp. I suffered the same problem for a long time until I found the solution with the fixed focus. GKorts · 2011-01-16: 10:16

great! honzicek · 2011-01-16: 10:18

Awesome !! finbarr · 2011-01-16: 10:22

Great captures... MARETKA88 · 2011-01-16: 10:26

Fantastic captures....but I hate spiders Francesc21 · 2011-01-16: 10:31

Fantastic set Ricky! I agree with Gerd, check your AF-area mode settings and make sure its not set to single point and not dynamic area or 3D tracking. I make mistakes with this as well, and have to keep reminding myself to double check this. McMommy · 2011-01-16: 10:44

I agree with Francesc....brrrrrrrr! ????? · 2011-01-16: 10:58

Usually for "macro" I did the same as Gerd wrote above: one focus point only. Like no. 1 and 3 anyway :-)) ????? · 2011-01-16: 11:00

very dramatic and great macro :) Kovac · 2011-01-16: 11:02

:) great challenge. extralarge · 2011-01-16: 11:22

These are really interesting Ricky - I go with Gerd's advice - just read up about it after some tricky shots of my own that didnt turn out quite as I had hoped. cariad · 2011-01-16: 11:23

Life is fragile, indeed! atszabo · 2011-01-16: 11:24

Great photos Ricky amplifestyle · 2011-01-16: 11:36

Great set Ricky ! josy63 · 2011-01-16: 11:51

wowwww¡¡¡ thanks Ricky AJGFer · 2011-01-16: 12:08

great set ! photodeclair · 2011-01-16: 12:41

Either steady your hand on something nearby, or try a tripod. I like 1 best ????? · 2011-01-16: 12:48

Great series......... joycephotography · 2011-01-16: 13:04

Eu já tive fobia às aranhas, mas com a mania das fotos foi perdendo lentamente esta mesma. A primeira está muito bonita e a 3ª também, pois ficou mais focada. Vai treinando, que isto com o tempo e alguns bons conselhos lá vai. :)) Unchained · 2011-01-16: 13:13

Awesome captures! wildduck · 2011-01-16: 13:20

Well done on the capture mystic1 · 2011-01-16: 13:22

These are great. I don't think it's your hands shaking since there are sharp points in all the pictures. I think the web vibrates during the struggle but mostly you should try manual focus. Auto focus is very hit and miss on the macro level. Focus as close as you can and then move yourself backwards and forwards till the sweet point is were you want it. yellodog · 2011-01-16: 14:03

Nature at work. Great lesson in predator and prey and population dynamics. stabeez · 2011-01-16: 14:27

Wow! Impressive set, Ricky. I'm still in shock with this murder. O_o ????? · 2011-01-16: 14:31

Shaking is a BIG problem... So is the wind, etc... :-) wfrnk · 2011-01-16: 14:45

first is the best :) miltonjacob · 2011-01-16: 15:03

great set, liked them all pcmcgarry · 2011-01-16: 15:26

Esquecemos, mas a morte esta sempre por perto... great moment that you captured. geyabesse · 2011-01-16: 15:38

the wonder of nature! elizzi · 2011-01-16: 15:51

very nice Ricky! fotosalicante · 2011-01-16: 16:02

I think Manual focus will help, but so would a tripod. Or perhaps you just get too excited by the drama. LOL (but I like them) SADHYA · 2011-01-16: 16:28

Brutal, but that's nature!! danrav · 2011-01-16: 17:24

spider FTW!! Robertpetergee · 2011-01-16: 17:24

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! Nice capture :)) helys · 2011-01-16: 17:59

Thanks for the reminder!!!!!!!! Web spiders are so cool. RayNvb · 2011-01-16: 22:04

Love the up close shots! matteveryday365 · 2011-01-16: 22:27

nice little story~ if you are the spider that is!!! very cool urmysunshine · 2011-01-16: 23:32

great work Ricky, regardless your shaking : ) nataliemanco · 2011-01-17: 03:45

Excellent captures! jet28 · 2011-01-17: 05:21

Wow! very well captured. Great title too :):) ????? · 2011-01-17: 09:09

who ate who :D ? onlymehdi · 2011-01-17: 09:37

Barbaric by human standards.......or is it?......haha Got to eat to live! Well captured Ricky......:) ArtBee · 2011-01-18: 15:46

Superb! Kozuka · 2011-01-21: 23:58

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