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Linyphia triangularis macro, Heesch, Netherlands The tray I used to collect bugs from the garden had a mix of stuff, most tiny. So you try to get your eyes into the mode of searching and focusing on 1mm subjects. Until a creature 20-30 times that size runs into your viewfinder at great speed. Keeps you awake.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106882/linyphia_triangularis_macro_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Linyphia triangularis macro - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/106882_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8Uf7fY8gryZ1xKwwB81GH8xcp00%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Linyphia triangularis macro - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands This is a single shot 5:1 macro. Note the fork-like stripe on the head and leaf-like pattern on the abdomen.<br /> <br /> Some technical notes on camera settings may be worthwhile to share, as they are extreme. When you go beyond 1:1 macro, the concept of effective aperture applies:<br /> <br /> Effective aperture = Lens Aperture x (1 + Magnification)<br /> <br /> This shot uses f/5.6 (ignore EXIF, this lens does not report it), leading to: 5.6 x 6 = f/33. <br /> <br /> f/33 in itself means the aperture is so tiny that virtually no light comes into the lens at all. Now look at the fast shutter speed (1/500s) and take 1/500th of almost nothing. With no amplification, as ISO is at 64, can&#039;t go lower. <br /> <br /> The amount of light to add to give back any meaningful exposure in these extreme settings is to output my flash at near 100% power. Which is a heavy duty speedlight that lights up a forest at night up to about 20m away. Yet is now outputting that amount directly next to my face. Not even looking away with eyes closed helps, you can see the inside of your eyes when it triggers.<br /> <br /> So this is close to the edge of what is possible with my gear. Probably I should sacrifice the ISO to come to more reasonable flash output. I can&#039;t really sacrifice the shutter speed much, as 5:1 handheld means I move a LOT. <br /> <br /> I&#039;m investing in some support systems to combat that though, but it&#039;s still to be delivered. Common Sheetweb Spider,Extreme Macro,Linyphia triangularis" /></a></figure> Common Sheetweb Spider,Extreme Macro,Linyphia triangularis Click/tap to enlarge

Linyphia triangularis macro, Heesch, Netherlands

The tray I used to collect bugs from the garden had a mix of stuff, most tiny. So you try to get your eyes into the mode of searching and focusing on 1mm subjects. Until a creature 20-30 times that size runs into your viewfinder at great speed. Keeps you awake.

Linyphia triangularis macro - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands This is a single shot 5:1 macro. Note the fork-like stripe on the head and leaf-like pattern on the abdomen.<br /> <br /> Some technical notes on camera settings may be worthwhile to share, as they are extreme. When you go beyond 1:1 macro, the concept of effective aperture applies:<br /> <br /> Effective aperture = Lens Aperture x (1 + Magnification)<br /> <br /> This shot uses f/5.6 (ignore EXIF, this lens does not report it), leading to: 5.6 x 6 = f/33. <br /> <br /> f/33 in itself means the aperture is so tiny that virtually no light comes into the lens at all. Now look at the fast shutter speed (1/500s) and take 1/500th of almost nothing. With no amplification, as ISO is at 64, can't go lower. <br /> <br /> The amount of light to add to give back any meaningful exposure in these extreme settings is to output my flash at near 100% power. Which is a heavy duty speedlight that lights up a forest at night up to about 20m away. Yet is now outputting that amount directly next to my face. Not even looking away with eyes closed helps, you can see the inside of your eyes when it triggers.<br /> <br /> So this is close to the edge of what is possible with my gear. Probably I should sacrifice the ISO to come to more reasonable flash output. I can't really sacrifice the shutter speed much, as 5:1 handheld means I move a LOT. <br /> <br /> I'm investing in some support systems to combat that though, but it's still to be delivered. Common Sheetweb Spider,Extreme Macro,Linyphia triangularis

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The Common Sheetweb Spider

''Linyphia triangularis'' is a European species of spider in the family Linyphiidae.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 6, 2021. Captured Dec 19, 2020 15:49.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.2
  • 1/500s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm