Banded Fishing Spider- my first focus stack

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jmchaffie

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Several days ago, I noticed this banded fishing spider (Dolomedes vittatus) guarding her young. Big girl - leg span ~ 2 1/2 - 3 inches. Was less than satisfied with the results (several show below) so I thought I'd give it a try again this afternoon. No better, unfortunately. So I decided to try my first ever focus stack - nothing to loose. After watching for an hour, she finally positioned herself for this frontal portrait. Didn't have the speed/aperture set optimally but pretty pleased with the result. Hopefully, one of the other stacks I shot will show her fangs a little more clearly. May take the D850/105mm out tomorrow for a stack, provided if she's still around ...

Black Walnut Bottoms, Bethania, NC

Panasonic G85 w/ Olympus 60mm, tripod, natural light. 1/3 sec at f/9, iso 200, Stacked with Focus Stacker 1.5 ($14.99 from Apple App Store)

Panasonic G85 w/ 60mm, w and w/o Godox flash, Handheld

Nikon D850 w/ 300pf + 1.4tc

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