Waiting Patiently

Superb macro and pin sharp, I can never get close enough or there is too much breeze.

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey,
when down came a spider that sat down beside her,
so she pulled its legs off!!

Excuse my humour I can't help myself :-)

Thank you so much James.............I'm really pleased you like it so much.

Thanks for your visit and generous comments................and the poem, which I shall forever treasure :-))

Bei Dir schon Halloween? ;-)

It must be...........the shops are full of Halloween rubbish already :-))

Wow! What a beautiful spider. Excellent photo.

Thank you very much Ronald.............you're very kind..!!

Excellent capture, Keith! A beautiful specimen.

Many thanks Stephan...........I'm pleased you like this one. You're very kind.

Ja,wenn man ganz langsam an sich rangeht,bleiben sie im Netze lieber Keith,eine ganz tolle Entdeckung von dieser Gartenspinne,sie hat ja sehr schöne Zeichnungen am Rücken,da hast du ein strakes Makro mit perfekten Details aufgenommen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

I totally agree Güni............but you always need a bit of luck too!

I'm pleased you like this specimen and my photo so much. As always you're very kind.

Have a lovely evening and a great day tomorrow. Best wishes, Keith.

Was für eine schöne Spinne. Das Muster auf ihrem Rücken wirkt wie ein Kunstwerk.
Du hast die Details sehr gut eingefangen.
Ein ausgezeichnetes Makro, Keith!

Thanks very much Wilhelm, I'm very pleased you like both the spider and my photograph., Such kind and generous comments as always.

Awesome capture!

Many thanks William.............glad you like this one.

Impressive image

Glad you think so Annemarie............many thanks.

That’s a beauty Keith, some great detailed photos in this photo.

Thank you Alby........I'm always pleased when you like one of my macro shots..!!

schitterende kruisspin Keith

Glad you like it Fred...........thank you very much.

A very good macro with fabulous detail! I'm glad to just look at the photo - I wouldn't have dared to go so near;-)

Thank you so much Gudrun.........glad you like the photo, if not the spider!

It looks much bigger than it was in real life and they are completely harmless to us humans :-)

Incredible detail and P.O.V here Keith. Watch that they don't bite you. Very well done.

Best Wishes. Herb

Superbe macro **********************bonne soirée Keith !

Thank you so much @ngélìque..........you're very kind..!!

An excellent macro of this beauty, Keith!

You're very kind * ઇଓ *................thank you so much..!!

Super image Keith a nice little chap.
Have a great day TOZ

Thanks TOZ............glad you like it. Much appreciated.

Superbe épeire diadème (suis étonné de la vitesse 1/13 ?)

Thank you so much DOMCHO............you're very kind.

The spider was on a window in my shed, so I was able to brace myself against the overhang of the roof, and more importantly, my Olympus camera has excellent image stabilisation.

a nice close-up of the spider with good colors.

As we use mostly the same gear - how is your experience with focus stacking? I have a hard time getting good results...

I haven't used focus stacking a lot..........and rarely outdoors. I find the 60mm to be a bit of hit and miss. It's a bit small for my banana fingers, so indoors I generally use a tripod. It really is just a case of persevering until you get the shot you want.

There are some good videos on YouTube on different techniques.

That was very very close I think I’ll leave style and subject just to the expert (that’s you!)

Ha, ha...........flattery will get you everywhere Colin. Thank you so much!

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Thanks very much William.

eine großartige Macro, aber ich kann Spinnen nicht leiden... und trotzdem beobachte ich sie sehr oft :-)))))

Glad you like the image aNNa.......even if you're not so keen about spiders. Many thanks.

I have an irrational fear of spiders, but garden spiders are certainly not as scary as the ones that scuttle under the setee, or settle on the ceiling, or even get trapped in the bath. I have been known to move a bed so that the spider wasn't above me.

I completely understand..........I'm not overly keen on them indoors either. We have a "spider-catcher" which is a long tube attached to a battery operated motor which sucks the spider up without hurting it. You can then take it outside, turn off the suction and shake it out.

The secret of a good hunt!