I saw this beast of a spider right next to where I parked as I'm getting ready to put my trail shoes on. Heh. It appears to be one of these. Definitely the largest specimen I've seen outside of a glass case.
Colorado may not have native sugar maples, but cottonwoods will do in a pinch.
Poison ivy showing its fall colors; at least now I can spot it easily:
Distance was 13.74 miles, time 3:32 (moving 2:33), elevation gain/loss 282 feet, avg. pace 15:28 (moving 11:09), and best pace 7:00.
DAYUM. That is a BIG SPIDER.
ReplyDeleteReally like your pics on this one (and Buffalo Creek as well). Great lighting and composition! Still shooting with the S95?
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your take on Chatfield (my home turf), much like your comment on my No. Table pic. Great to see it through another's eyes.
Chris - The S95 is still my go-to camera (better sharpness and dynamic range), but sometimes I bring an HS 520, which has better zoom (optical 12x) and macro. There are shots from both cameras here. Most zooms and the spider are from 520.
ReplyDeleteI was using a 110 HS on my runs earlier this year, but only got about 2 months out of it before the lens cover started sticking and refusing to open. Then when it did open it would sag.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could get 16MP, RAW, manual control, F2.0, stabilization, and awesome durability into that small of form-factor...