Lego pirates of the caribbean was my favourite game of all time. Im hoping to collect the whole crew! As it was my favourite part of that game.
If anyone knows anyone else making customs of the crew, please let me know!
My aim is to have the whole crew classic game style ready for the release of the rumoured flying dutchman!
For those who saw yesterdays one, this is part two of 6 images that I shot of the pair. Enjoy : )
A few years ago I was staying in a small cabin in the south west of Western Australia I was there photographing peacock spiders. One morning, I woke up and saw some birds outside the cabin, so whilst my partner cooked breakfast, I decided to pop out and photograph some of the birds or at least try my luck. I dont have a birding lens, so the best I could do was an old 75-150mm it didn't give me much reach. I stepped outside and saw a blue wren it zipped upto the tree next to the cabin, and I took a few clicks and went back inside for breakfast. To this day, one of the coolest and shortest shoots I've done took about 5mins
Maratus constellatus
This has to be a top three species for me, from its stunning colours to the absolutely breathtaking habitat. This is a species I try and catch every year. It's such a shame that it's 7hrs away eesh. Luckily, my mate @flynn_prall discovered the best hotspot for these fellas! Flynns, an absolute legend, please go check his page out if you haven't already
This species was described in 2020 by an absolute chad of a scientist @arachno.joe and to this day remains the favourite of many people!
It gets its name "constellatus" from the pattern and colours on the male abdomen resembling the famous starry night painting by van gogh.
Kids eat ya veggies to become big an strong like this handsome Maratus flavus
Maratus clupeatus
"clupeatus" means sheild bearing this is referring to the unique shape of this species' abdomen.
Those things he is wiping his eyes in are his palps, which is his maiting organs. Dont try and imagine it with humans...
Thats me watching them in the background btw gives you some scale as to how small they really are!
Maratus pavonis is one of the first peacock spiders to ever get seen and described. It was first described in 1947 and was given the name "pavonis," meaning peacock in latin. So out of all the peacock spiders, this is THEE peacock spider. Quite a fitting name given how common and widespread this species is.
Undescribed Maratus sp from North of Perth
Maratus electricus, aka the circuit board peacock spider.
It is known from a single location in the southwest. Short-range endemics like this one need to be protected. Otherwise, they could disappear. There are a lot of possible threats, such as mining companies or housing developments. Even people collecting for commercial sale of peacock spiders is a threat.
All of my shots are done on location as always 🫡
This is the type of peacock jumping spider you can expect to find in a lot of bushlands around Australia, and they are also very common in yards across the country, too!
Maratus gemmifer sexual display to a nearby female shot last year on location at the reserve they frequent south of the river. Camera specs: Olympus em1 mk3 60mm f2.8 macro lens Godox v350o flash Raynox dcr250 Cygnustech diffuser.