I happened to catch this interesting spider on a glass door, and snapped a couple of different photos. I believe it’s Selenopidae, or the wall crab spider. Because it’s so flat, depth of field/focus issues are not as much a problem as with ordinary macro photography. Because the spider is about an inch across, not a lot of magnification was needed to get an interesting set of shots.
The first is without flash. Because of the daylight on the other side of the door, we get a nice profile:
Next I thought I would take a photo with flash, but from underneath the spider. It took a few times to get the focus right on the spider, rather than on the imperfections in the glass.
And finally, flash photography of the spider from the top. In this photo, the spider is partially reflected in the double glass.
rejkel
