Chris Peterson wrote:Really. You've got this overweight slob with a giant stick poking at the thing, not even smart enough to know how to take a proper video. Shame he didn't get bit... he had it coming.
Jees – guess I'm not the only one who infers without knowing all the facts.
I'm not sure how I would get a spider out of a car door handle if I was lucky enough notice it there (or dumb enough to put it there to make a video). I probably would use a stick too if I couldn't identify its type rather than risk getting bit (for the former) and wouldn't do (the latter) because I don't like spiders.
My intention was to evoke emotion from spiders that crawl into unsuspecting places not to elicit "gut" reactions. Being overweight doesn't determine slobishness. It, like snobbishness, is a human trait spiders avoid. I would hope moderators would try to limit it on this site.
And any astrophotographer should realize you work with what you got at the time – skill, knowledge and equipment. Then try to improve.