Mike Hall's Photoblog

Guardian of the mailbox...

Posted by Mike (California, United States) on 14 January 2012 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

While retrieving the mail the other day I noticed this guy dramatically lit by the late afternoon sun. By the time I had run in and grabbed my camera, the light had fallen off the spider so I used my shoe mounted flash(off camera) to add some light back onto the spider.

While I'd like to say I was fully aware of the pools of light cast on the ground, I was too busy trying to focus, compose, meter, and time the moments between the small gusts of wind while hand holding my camera in one hand and my flash in the other to really notice...Some times you do get lucky !

I'm excited to announce I will be assisting Don Smith on the following photography workshops in 2012:

4th Annual Mystical Fog and Colorful Headlands Photo Workshop - August 21-24, 2012

1st Annual Fall Color, Mountain Grandeur, and Volcanic Forces - Deluxe Photo Workshop - September 24-28, 2012 (Workshop Sold Out)

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