Deinopis subrufa (Net Casting Spider) #3

The Location:
A very tight, isolated corner at the rear of my home in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.

The Subject:
Seemingly suspended in mid-air this marvellous specimen of a female Deinopis subrufa (Net Casting Spider) was all set up with her net for a night’s hunting when I found her just before sunset on a very grey, damp summer day.
The spider’s location and orientation made it extremely difficult for me to make a good shot but with some patience, perseverance and experimentation using the fence post to brace the camera, I finally made a couple of shots for my collection.
The shot was made looking down at an angle with the camera rotated to the portrait format so as to end up with the subject’s orientation in the shot..
The ambient light reflecting back from the white fence post gave the subject a beautiful modelling light.

The Making of Deinopis subrufa (Net Casting Spider) #3:
Fuji S9600: Macro mode, Manual settings of f/3.6 @ 1/50sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Hand held.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.

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UPDATE: 22-01-09
This lovely spider has been featured in the Arachnids Group .

UPDATE: 24-04-09
My net casting Arachnid took out 1st Prize in the 99th Annual Wauchope Show’s Photography Competition in the Fauna – Colour section.

UPDATE: 30-05-09
This acrobatic arachnid has been featured in the All That is Nature Group.

UPDATE: 9-7-09
My suspended Spider has been featured in the Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies Group.

UPDATE: 9-7-09
Mrs Deinopis has been featured in the Colour and Light Group.

UPDATE: 17-7-09
Mrs Deinopis WON the Mood & Ambience Group’s Creepy Crawlies Challenge.

UPDATE: 6-12-09
My beautiful spider was FEATURED in The Male Photographer Group.

UPDATE: 8-12-09
Miss Deinopsi has been *FEATURED in The 500 to 5000 Viewings Group.

UPDATE: 9-12-09
My eight legged beauty has been FEATURED in the Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art Group.

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Enjoy!

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Deinopis subrufa – Net Casting Spider