A little jumping spider was jumping along the shelf at my desk today, so I figured it might be a great time to test out the macro mode on our new camera. I learned a few things as a result:
- macro mode doesn't work if you are using a high zoom
- jumping spiders move very quickly
- it's very hard to take macro shots of jumping spiders
So I wound up taking a few photos using the automatic scene setting. Not sure if it shot in macro or not, but these two sort of came out.
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| Getting ready to dive off my shelf onto my desk |
This jumping spider had interesting white stripes on its legs and back.
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| Fleeing from the camera |
my photos weren't ideal either.
When I was a kid, I always wanted to become an entomologist. I don't think I would have liked the field work though.