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  1. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Cicada emerging and opening wings

    Old night macro photo with a new edit. Either I didnt use diffusion back then or used very little of it, a little editing helps hide the worst of itšŸ˜ . Hope you like it šŸ˜€
  2. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Twinkle Eyes - Australian Garden Wolf Spider (Tasmanicosa godeffroyi)

    Another spider from the Grampians. This spider was one of the first things I managed to shoot while at the Grampians, after arriving and unpacking it was evening, cicadas were singing and I was not going to let the first night at this place go to waste. I had already been doing some night macro...
  3. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Australian Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti) - A deadly pair

    Hi Everyone, More photos from my Grampians trip, I found what appears to be a redback "couple". I'm not sure if that's a thing as redback male spiders have a high chance of being eaten during mating (something which disturbingly some males help the female achieve) and they are solitary as far...
  4. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Flora of Grampians in Spring

    Hi, Aside from shooting my usual insect macro, landscape and some astro I did take some time to shoot some of the flowers and lichen I found at the Grampians. I tried to find out the names of the species and got most. In the end I had so many from my trip i chose to place them all in this post...
  5. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Broad-nosed Weevil (Psapharus ruficornis)

    Hello, To kick off some post from my Grampians trip I thought i would show this beautiful weevil, I found on one of the many mountain ranges at Grampians National Park. It is easily around 3 times the size of a regular weevil at around 15mm in length, biggest weevil I've ever seen and it had a...
  6. Chavezshutter

    Grampians peacock spider expedition gets green light

    Hello, I am very excited to tell you lockdown restrictions have finally eased and I have just booked accomodation to stay at Grampians National Park. I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time as Grampians is the one place in Victoria where 5 species of peacock jumping spider have...