Grassland Funnel Web Spider

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

A grassland funnel-web spider (Hippasa sp.) shot in Cotigao WLS last year.

Canon 500D, 100mm Macro USM
Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv 1/200
Av 8.0
EC -1
ISO 800
Flash fired (flash EC = 0)
Cropped from the top and bottom for a wide composition. No other major changes from the RAW.

Thanks, C&C welcome.

[Mrudul Godbole]

The water droplets(?) on the web give a nice look. Its good that you got the spider in the center opening. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice one abhishek. looks good in its elements. is this the same species one gets to see in the grass commonly?

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks both. Yes Roopak, these can be commonly seen in the grass, often noticeable in large numbers in the grass along the sides of safari tracks.

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image Abhishek. The web around the spider looks lovely and so are the drops of water. The water drops resemble diamonds especially like the ones that used to be traded for the hero's family in old hindi movies.:D

[Bibhav Behera]

Nice image Abhishek. I like the composition here. Wish the greenish blob at the bottom right were absent. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice one. Interesting composition. I agree with Bibhav, though it is tough to avoid the green blob that he has mentioned. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi