Larinoides cornutus

Larinoides cornutus

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“Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.”  Henri Cartier Bresson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larinioides cornutus (Family: Araneidae)


Larinioides cornutus is an orb-weaver spider usually found in moist areas. The species mates in autumn and spring and the female produces three to five yellow sacs in the summer. It is reported that there is possibly a distinct species L. folium which is very similar which occurs in dry habitat.

Photos by Mahi Goula and George Parchas

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 180mmf/3.5L USM Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/13, Manual mode
Flash: Canon 580EX II
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

2. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 180mmf/3.5L USM Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Canon 580EX II
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

3. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 180mmf/3.5L USM Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/160 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Canon 580EX II
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

4. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 180mmf/3.5L USM Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/160 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Canon 580EX II
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

5. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 180mmf/3.5L USM Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/160 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Canon 580EX II
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

6. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 180mmf/3.5L USM Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Canon 580EX II
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

 

 

 

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