thanks, yes indeed, I invite your feedback. thanks!
I think at the time I was shooting off tripod as I was sure she'd run away, all of my +f7.1 shots were blurred... I love the eyes, I guess that what I was trying to focus on. It was taken on a 5D MkII with the 100mm (old one)...
Good points from Dalantech. You may also be robbed by some tension in the process. Fear of spiders. These spiders are probably the most friendly on the planet, no kidding.
With these fellows propensity for movement it's probably best not to use a tripod. Hand hold, move with it, focus and shoot when stationary.
Spiders are beautiful, and very individual, in my opinion even more so than birds.
If you would like to develop your spider photography, I recommend bagging one when he's in his web, so that you can flash him, get the background all nice and blacked out:
