Jun 272014
I took this photograph of a tiny jumping spider (family Salticidae), maybe a quarter of an inch across (if that), looking at me from atop a rail of a rusty fence gate. A complete portrait eluded me — my subject was rather skittish. I didn’t even bother glancing at my photo the first time through today’s shots, because even with my lens in macro mode, the spider was minute in my image. I was amazed to find that it came out quite well, even after cropping practically the entire photograph away, just to get this close-up. I love this spider’s eyes.
