Right now we have a medium-sized fly that's been annoying me a LOT, and I wish this spider would take care of my problem...
I grabbed my screen shattered smartphone, a SSG S5 and commenced snapping it while zoomed in a little. I know I lose a bit of sharpness, but otherwise I cannot get "close" enough to snap a pix, plus the phone camera refuses to focus when too close to ANY object.
You'd think by now the smartphone companies would LEARN and add a macro/closeup mode by now, but they aren't that smart yet. I don't use the macro lens on my two bigger cameras because it's such a huge pain.... Heck, now that my S5 doesn't receive anymore system updates for the OS, every app does NOT function correctly. Even the camera system is a pain, and often I have to restart or clear the cache for something to function. I tell you this now: my NEXT smartphone will NOT be a samsung!
These are just a few of my many images, downloaded to my desktop so I can post here, and of course NO editing, retouching or cropping. This is all untouched territory here!!
No cropping here, this is the real mcCoy! |
In the image below, the spider has noticed me - actually I had already spent a few minutes watching it. On previous occasions, I've watched as it caught and ate a few insects of the winged type. Unfortunately, it shows no respect as it leaves insect remains sticking to my front door window glass. Yuck!
It's already raised its head and it's looking at me. Well, not looking at me but at the big white rectangular object in front of me (the S5 in hand). I have used the smartphone flash on other times and the spider doesn't seem to be bothered by it.
It's noticed me again, and is curious about me as I am about it! |
Look at those big black eyes!!!! |
There is a big hydroplane boat race this weekend. Sheila and I will be there to snap a "few". I'll post some pixs after each day of the two day event. They'll be firing off fireworks also on Saturday, the first day, but not on the following day when it ends!
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