Originally posted by Lowell Goudge You need to remember a camera flash is a very short duration, and the percentage of energy that the subjects eyes are exposed to is very low so I wouldn't worry about it. It is quite similar to lightning. LED lighting on the other hand would be like using a magnifying glass and the sun. It would over minutes put a lot of energy into a small subject. The absorbed heat probably kills the subjects
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Originally posted by Bob from Aus Sorry - not nice - better to use the flash so there is little chance of harming them
I actually wasn't doing that to photograph the spider... I just happened to accidentally find that out when I tried it. But don't worry, I don't go around doing it to every spider I see...
Although, if I didn't have much of a heart I probably would since I don't like spiders!