lighthound wrote:
There are lots of BIG Joro spiders around this year.
But this monster was just to freakishly huge not to click on. It's easily twice the size of all the other Joro's I've ever seen.
These are all random frame count focus stacks anywhere from 19 - 30 frames.
In the second to last image, you can see the tiny male up top left.
Last image included for scale.
Now that is one "radically" colorful spider Dave!
Great capture!
Just in time for Halloween!
Dan
pliukaitis wrote:
Jeez Dave, you and your creepy crawlers!!!!
Gettin' ready for Halloween?
I knew you would enjoy them the most Pete!
Grand kiddos carved their pumpkins last weekend so I guess their almost ready.
My contribution was simply clicking a few shots of that purdy "creepy crawly".
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Ahh Dave are you kidding those things are so creepy! They are massive. I itch all over now Hahahahaha
Haha! These don't make me itch but those damn chiggers sure do. God do I hate those little bastards!
I've had at least a dozen bore into my flesh and eat away so far this year. Hopefully we get a frost soon.
With the 4th cruise ship arriving in Skagway, Alaska on September 23, 2025, the "parking lot" is full.
Canon R5 - 14-35 f/4.0 at 30mm - f4.5 - 1/15 - ISO 3200
From a short trip to the Eastern Sierra last week. Last week worked with my Canon 5DsR system and some trusty old EF lenses.
I Made it to the Eastern Sierra Nevada for some fall color photography, though things did not go quite as planned.
I went over (from the SF Bay Area) on Tuesday, traversing Carson and Monitor Passes during the day and then stopping to photograph along US 395 on my way to Bishop. Up very early on Wednesday, I spent the entire day photographing in the Bishop Canyon vicinity. (And making sure I could find a campsite during the government shutdown.)
Unfortunately, extremely strong winds arrived on Wednesday night, creating the predictable challenges for autumn aspen photography — moving trees and leaves, and lots of trees losing leaves quickly. I stuck around, and photographed some more on Thursday morning, but at time the wind was to strong I had to cower behind my vehicle until gusts diminished. I packed it in later in the day and headed back home over Tioga Pass, hoping to make a return trip early this week. then a winter-like storm came, dropped over a foot of snow in places, and closed the high passes! (I still may try to squeeze in one more quick visit, but we'll see...)
in any case, there is a "bakers's dozen" photographs from the visit, all made between about Bridgeport and the Bishop Canyon area. Included are a few near duplicates that vary by things like orientation.
Danpbphoto wrote:
My 5DsR is my "go to" body Dan! My EF lenses never disappoint me..yet!
These are great compositions! So colorful! Sharp and crisp!!
Dan2
The 5DsR remains a great tool for this sort of photography. If I were replacing it I would certainly get one of the newer mirrorless models, but it works so well still that I’m in no big hurry to do that!
gdanmitchell wrote:
The 5DsR remains a great tool for this sort of photography. If I were replacing it I would certainly get one of the newer mirrorless models, but it works so well still that I’m in no big hurry to do that!
Amen!!!!!!
Dan2
johnohio wrote:
That sounds like a very nice neighborhood
John
Actually he is a farmer and entrepreneur. His sons take care of the farm while he rakes in all the money from his construction business. He is 80 and still working.
Thanks John.
Dan
