I’m not sure what this one his, I tried looking it up for spiders in North Carolina, and they didn’t show this one. I liked the way it posed for me in the leaf. He got into a few different positions, and even hid a few times, but was fairly cooperative.
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Taken with Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 100 mm f2.8 L macro lens, with KX-800 twin flash with diffuser, HH, manual settings f10, 1/200, IS0 200. Edited in LR (slight crop for better composition and removal of distractions, and normal highlight/shadows type edits), and NIK to boost his colors/saturation to make him stand out a bit.
Wonderful, Shirley. So glad to see you’re getting sometime outside to explore all these amazing creatures in your area. This guy has great detail in its face. Yes, I would agree it is checking you out as you photographed him. Such a cooperative subject. I like the composition with the spider slightly off center with the focus being just on its head. Great capture and very nicely done.
Another great spider! The angle is good and the detail, too. The closest I could come to an ID is Pardosa milvina female; a type of wolf spider. My book says total body length from 5-6.5 mm. Found on the eastern half of North America.
Thank you, @linda_mellor and @Kris_Smith for your kind comments. Glad you liked it. Kris, I kind of thought it was some sort of Wolf Spider, but just didn’t find a picture of this one. Thank you for looking it up. He was little, but I think he was a touch bigger than what your book said, unless they aren’t measuring the legs in the equation.
Shirley, the spider and it’s perch look great. You’ve got excellent details in it’s “face” and eyes plus the brown and white markings show very well against the green leaf.
