Arizona based Wolf Spider

This species is the largest “wolf spider” in North America. Females reach 22-35 millimeters in body length. Their legspan is greater still. This spider may hunt actively at night, or wait in ambush at the mouth of its burrow, where it hides during the day. Adult males may wander indoors during mating season.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice! Do you position it on a paper sheet? Posted 9 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy! I have constructed a small paper tray out of standard 90 bright paper to capture these shots. Although I prefer a natural setting in most cases, I enjoy detail and contrast that is difficult to obtain in most cases naturally. This gets them pretty riled up so it is harder to calm them down to take multiple images for stack focusing (macro) so I have gone to my 400mm lens which I can achieve decent DOF at wider apertures at 1m distances from sensor. I also like the shadowing effect this has in the image :-) Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks. Using 400mm for a macro-like exposure is underused but a sound strategy for getting depth of field. I'm personally using a 36MP sensor and if I'd use 400mm in ideal conditions (no movement, good light) I can crop so deeply that you barely distinguish it from a "real" macro photo. Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Stephen Philips
      
      Lion
      
      This is a crop from 8688px to 2936px of a full sized sensor at 50MP or 33% of the original image. Still plenty of IQ left for this purpose although I wouldn't want to print it out larger than a postcard. With my 400mm (no extensions or tubes) I can get within 1m (from sensor) of subject. I may try a 25mm tube next. Posted 9 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        50MP...I've been outclassed. Only now I see in the EXIF that you have this new Canon beast. How's it working for you? Posted 9 years ago
      2. Stephen Philips
        
        Lion
        
        So far so good. My previous body was 5dm3 and I was very impressed with it so I was very excited about the move to double the pixel count. There are drawbacks that most peeps know about and have discussed with noise at higher ISO's. In nature/landscape it is not that important but there are times where I am shooting at dusk that it has been a factor even though I mostly shoot wildlife wide open, handheld, with moving subjects. Although most of my "go to" lenses offer 2.8 I have missed the awesome higher ISO performance of the 5dm3. Other than that, I can crop and crop, and crop when necessary without any IQ loss. Additionally, I have noticed better contrast and color depth on the 5dsr, greater cranking on the images without sacrificing IQ, and increased sharpening capability. Great body! Posted 9 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, that about sums about what I've read about it elsewhere. To me large MP has definitely made me more lazy, I crop pretty much every photo I take. Posted 9 years ago

The Hogna carolinensis

''Hogna carolinensis'', also known as the Carolina wolf spider, is usually regarded as the largest of the wolf spiders found in North America. The body length of females is typically 25 millimetres , and the body length of males is typically around 19 mm . Members of this species are known to live in burrows that they dig.

The undersides of the cephalothax and the abdomen are both solid black. Their large eyes reflect light well, so that they are sometimes hunted at night using a flashlight.
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By Stephen Philips

Uploaded Jun 5, 2016. Captured Jun 4, 2016 19:34 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.

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Canon EOS 5DS R
f/5.6
1/200s
ISO160
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