Araneidae – Krishna Mohan Photography

Oriental Spiny Orb-Weaver

October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 by Late Krishna Mohan

I found this female Oriental Spiny Orb-Weaver spider Gastercantha cf geminata on a leaf at Kadri Park, Mangalore. Spiny orb-weavers is a common name for Gasteracantha, a genus of spiders. They are also commonly called Spiny-backed orb-weavers, due to the prominent spines on their abdomen. Spiny Orb-Weaver spiders can reach sizes of up to 30mm … Read more

Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC USD Brief Hands-on Review

June 23, 2018 by Late Krishna Mohan

In 2014 Tamron built a very affordable super telephoto zoom lens – SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 VC USD which I was fortunate to review here. The lens was an instant success and spawned a whole new class of similar focal range portable long telephoto zoom lenses. In 2017 Tamron launched the second generation of that lens … Read more