Name: Geoff Hyde
Picture title: Madonna and Children
Category: Animals
Nationality: Australian
Occupation: Academic writing consultant

Geoff says:
‘Macro photography amazes the most when it’s the everyday item that is shown in a new light. Here, we see the very common Daddy Long Legs, or Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) – the spider that makes all those cobwebs around the house! Who would have thought they are so beautiful, and that the mother cares for her young so devotedly. Here, she is carrying her eggs around, which she will do for several weeks, and even once the eggs hatch, she will carry all the tiny spiderlings for some time too. Taken in Sydney, Australia.’

Technical information
Olympus em5 mkii
M.Zuiko 60mm + Raynox DCR-250
ISO 400
f/10
1/250sec
Accessories: Meike MK320 flash, DIY diffuser/reflector.
Post processing: Edited in Lightroom; Topaz Denoise AI; Topaz Sharpen AI; Topaz GigaPixel AI. 

Further information:
Website: writeaboutresearch.com
Instagram: spinifex222
Twitter: GeoffJHyde
Facebook: geoffj.hyde
Flickr: geoffhyde