When the weather is wet and cold, Huntsmen Spiders move somewhere warm and dry - inside. When we first moved into Hurstbridge (I was ~5) I had a couple of experiences waking up during the night and seeing dark shadows on the roof directly above my bed... experiences emotional enough for me to continuing seeing shadows on the roof whether they were really there or not for many years. But despite this bad introduction, living close to these beautiful and misunderstood creatures, I learned to love them.
Shot with the built-in flash (and despite this coming out surprisingly well), I'm entralled by the detail of this Huntsmen.
Pentax K20D + DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Ltd. Edited in Nik Efex Color and Photoshop.
Emotive Subject - Day 81
