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Published: 2009-09-16 22:25:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1328; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 30
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Description Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

He's come to a sticky end
Don't think he will ever mend
Never more will he crawl 'round
He's embedded in the ground

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Boris the Spider/The Who

I actually took this by taking the lens off my camera and turning it round. (lens reversal). If you are careful you can get some good results.
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Comments: 52

photonig In reply to ??? [2009-12-11 21:49:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. After listening to it in the 70s, my mates and I called all spiders Boris. Great song, written by Entwistle the Ox, by the way....
Yes, Boris did come to a bad end didn't he?

Thanks a lot for the fave.

This was taken with reverse lens macro technique. I think #The-Faerie-Garden are doing a tutorial on it.......

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jdrainville In reply to photonig [2009-12-12 23:29:22 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! I've always had a soft spot for The Who. Ever since seeing the giant Doc Martens in Tommy.

I've actually been messing about with the reverse lens technique for the last few weeks. It's a bit addictive!

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photonig In reply to jdrainville [2009-12-12 23:31:51 +0000 UTC]

Ha! Reverse lens is addictive. A lot cheaper than a dedicated macro lens, but trickier to use.

Saw The Who at Manchester Apollo in 1972. Moon was brilliant. I was 18.

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Myrddhin [2009-09-25 06:17:44 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot

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photonig In reply to Myrddhin [2009-09-25 07:08:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much for the comment, fave and watch I appreciate it.

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Helens-Serendipity [2009-09-17 14:38:07 +0000 UTC]

Not that i'm a fan of spiders but they are 'lovely'...

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photonig In reply to Helens-Serendipity [2009-09-17 15:58:56 +0000 UTC]

This one was about an inch across, but was huge through the viewfinder. He jumped, I leaped!

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Helens-Serendipity In reply to photonig [2009-09-22 12:19:46 +0000 UTC]

i would have too!

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haikman [2009-09-17 11:25:26 +0000 UTC]

christ, every night these rascals scuttle across my living room floor frightening the hell outta me...stop it!

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photonig In reply to haikman [2009-09-17 11:32:45 +0000 UTC]

I love em. I was just cleaning the boat and one scuttled out of from under the fire, shook its fists at me....All of them! and buggered off.

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haikman In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 15:55:59 +0000 UTC]

I live on pins every september when they come into the house...and theyre so BIG

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photonig In reply to haikman [2009-09-17 15:57:37 +0000 UTC]

Have em with chips. We do in Chorley.

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haikman In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 16:04:52 +0000 UTC]

that reminds me...the kids were looking up tarantulas on you tube and there was a film about people that go to market and scoop bagfuls of LIVE ones then boil them up...oh I was almost choking and the kids were well freaked out

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photonig In reply to haikman [2009-09-17 16:06:45 +0000 UTC]

That'd be Birmingham, then. Set of bloody heathens down there! That is gross, actually. I can't get that image out of my head........... Thanks!

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haikman In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 16:36:17 +0000 UTC]

this might distract you... [link]

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photonig In reply to haikman [2009-09-17 16:41:05 +0000 UTC]

Jeez! That was disgusting. I have just had to bin my cheese on toast. I could picture it growing legs and scuttling away under the bed.

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haikman In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 18:20:20 +0000 UTC]

sorry...

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taramara [2009-09-17 07:48:01 +0000 UTC]

Arachnidium de dum de dum - great close work !

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photonig In reply to taramara [2009-09-17 07:52:03 +0000 UTC]

He was only an inch across, but everytime he moved I jumped.

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taramara In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 08:00:48 +0000 UTC]

Hey have you sorted your Lens out yes

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photonig In reply to taramara [2009-09-17 10:00:48 +0000 UTC]

I will have to get a new one at some stage. I'm looking for an adaptor so that I can use my old SLR lenses on manual.

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JanneO [2009-09-17 06:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work...great light and composition...instant fav for me!...

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davincipoppalag [2009-09-17 02:43:25 +0000 UTC]

fantastic detail .. I couldnt get so close !!

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photonig In reply to davincipoppalag [2009-09-17 06:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Everytime it moved I jumped, and it was only an inch across!!!!

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davincipoppalag In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 09:16:02 +0000 UTC]

lol.. creepy things

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pearwood [2009-09-17 00:30:15 +0000 UTC]

Shelob's kid brother.

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photonig In reply to pearwood [2009-09-17 06:27:09 +0000 UTC]

Bigger than Shelob!......

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wingsofdragons [2009-09-16 23:44:42 +0000 UTC]

love it ..

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photonig In reply to wingsofdragons [2009-09-17 06:24:01 +0000 UTC]

Ugly bugger isn't he?

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wingsofdragons In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 10:28:25 +0000 UTC]

Yes !!! I love the song Boris the Spider !1 His voice goes down so low..
Have a great day.. shine

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photonig In reply to wingsofdragons [2009-09-17 10:29:45 +0000 UTC]

You have a great day, too......

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wingsofdragons In reply to photonig [2009-09-18 02:40:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks hope you did as well ..!!

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viva100 [2009-09-16 22:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Great shot of Boris

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Intergrativeone [2009-09-16 22:58:48 +0000 UTC]

I would squish him in a second!!!!!!!!!!!

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Intergrativeone In reply to Intergrativeone [2009-09-16 23:32:46 +0000 UTC]

No can do...and your right about the ones over here... I have spider sticks at the front and the back door... I hate going through their webs!!!!!!!!!!! As long as they are not in my space I'm good with them.

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photonig In reply to Intergrativeone [2009-09-16 23:18:06 +0000 UTC]

Aw! come on. He's harmless. Not like the vicious buggers you lot have!!!

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Intergrativeone In reply to photonig [2009-09-16 23:33:38 +0000 UTC]

No can do...and your right about the ones over here... I have spider sticks at the front and the back door... I hate going through their webs!!!!!!!!!!! As long as they are not in my space I'm good with them.

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druideye [2009-09-16 22:47:13 +0000 UTC]

That is frightening! Now I'm going to have nightmares, you naughty thing you! Wow!

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photonig In reply to druideye [2009-09-16 23:16:22 +0000 UTC]

He is harmless......well, almost.

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K-Boyd-Photography [2009-09-16 22:41:57 +0000 UTC]

Amazing detail...all those little hairs! Nice work Nig....I shall have to try this one day

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photonig In reply to K-Boyd-Photography [2009-09-16 23:15:12 +0000 UTC]

It is fun and addictive, but can induce nausea.

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K-Boyd-Photography In reply to photonig [2009-09-17 00:24:33 +0000 UTC]

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Flash-and-Flair [2009-09-16 22:39:24 +0000 UTC]

Ah Boris!! I am glad to finally meet him!! Amazingly handsome fellow!!

[insert worhsipsmiley]

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photonig In reply to Flash-and-Flair [2009-09-16 23:14:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for faving him. He likes you, too.

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ClickClickBangUK [2009-09-16 22:30:00 +0000 UTC]

were you wobbling back and forth to get it in focus like a plonker?

this looks AMAZING nig, the focal point and B/W conversion is perfect!

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photonig In reply to ClickClickBangUK [2009-09-16 22:36:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave, luv. It's murder doing this isn't it? You move a nano inch and the focus shoots about like mad cos you have zero depth of field. I took about 40 to get this. It got pissed off in the end and buggered off.

I'm thinking of doing a comp using this technique, but I don't know if I should be encouraging people to mess about with expensive lenses.

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drackar [2009-09-16 22:27:18 +0000 UTC]

CRITTER! and yes. Lens reversal macro can get you some fantastic images. What were you using, a 50mm?

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photonig In reply to drackar [2009-09-16 22:39:14 +0000 UTC]

I was actually using the 80mm end of a long zoom. I have broken my short zoom, and the only 50mm prime I have won't fit Olympus four third mounts. Reversal is ok if you have it steadied, otherwise you are dancing about like a loony like I was.

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drackar In reply to photonig [2009-09-16 22:51:33 +0000 UTC]

You know, for reversal...it really doesn't matter WHAT camera the lens was designed for.

But yeah. it can be irksome...I took thirty shots of the same fly a while ago. Not one came out worth anything.

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photonig In reply to drackar [2009-09-16 22:59:25 +0000 UTC]

That sounded daft, I know. What I meant was I didn't have my 50mm with me because it doesn't fit the mount. It is in a bag under the bed, and has been for years. It is off my Ricoh SLR film camera. I don't use it much nowadays. It is 25yrs old, and still one of the sexiest lenses I have ever used.

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