Indian wood spider

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Had been to my first trek in a year and half and this time was accompanied by my better halves (my wife and 550D). This time had been to Jambhulmal, the highest point in Mumbai. Its situated inside the Sanjay Gandhi National park's premises and was a good experience with huge amount of butterflies, spiders and other post monsoon bugs and some unique birds too. The whole path was filled with a variety of spiders right from the signature spiders, funnel web spiders, wolf spiders and Indian wood spiders. This particular one had built its web a bit too high along the path and hence could get an angle from below it, couldnt get exactly below it though hence missing out on the details of its head.

EXIF:
Canon EOS 550D
Canon 55-250 IS
F/7.1
Shutterspeed: 1/40sec
ISO 400
About 20% crop

Location: Jambhulmal trail, Sanjay Gandhi national park, Mumbai

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice angle. I feel if possible you could have tried to move around a bit, to try to avoid the out of focus leg at the centre and get its head in clear. The web patterns look nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Yeah, I realized it while editing the images, I wish I had taken few more shots with slightly different position

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree that moving a bit more to your left would have helped in getting a clear view of the head.

PS: I think you used to look a bit different than your thumbnail. Did you get bitten by a spider as in spiderman story? :)

[Roopak Gangadharan]

nice one. I have the same doubt as patra sab...:001_smile:
TFS
Roopak

[Prajwal J Ullal]

:D That was the Pre Wedding me, all crazy about photography, used it again just as a remembrance of what I was about a year ago ;)