Cute Spider - Big Lunch (5 x 150KB)

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Cute Spider - Big Lunch (5 x 150KB)

Postby greencardigan on Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:25 am

A little spider that I think is quite cute. :D

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5. f/11, 1/400, handheld, flash
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:36 am

Excellent captures and I agree, cute :)
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Postby BT*ist on Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:18 am

Top stuff.

I was definitely agreeing with "cute" for the first two slides. Then spider started devouring and all of a sudden, the crisp detail and clarity you presented started becoming somewhat of a downside rather than a benefit for me (it seems I have a weak stomach :oops: ) The second shot captures "innocence" particularly well, and could work on its own (like I said, weak stomach).

Excellent photos!
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Postby avkomp on Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:28 am

nice close and personal captures here.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:34 pm

Great stuff! Did it catch the fly or did you feed it to him/her ?
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Postby xerubus on Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:01 pm

very nicely done...

and great timing with the capture of a fly...

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Postby darb on Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:35 pm

spiders will never be cute! Reminds me of a mini cooper for some reason. (though at least mini cooper can be cute, with the right driver)

Great captures though , well done :)
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Postby Finch on Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:08 pm

That last image is sensational - I love it!

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Postby elffinarts on Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:11 pm

some GREAT shots there!

I have a friend who was doing macro shots recently and couldnt work out why he suddenly could not focus even after moving back away from the stick the spider he was shooting was on.....

seems the spider decided that the "other spider" in the reflection of his lens looked "a bit alright" and jumped to the lens from the stick. Thankfully my friend is no arachnophobe. LOL
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Postby Bretski on Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:12 pm

Awsome SHots... top stuff
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Postby Willigan on Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:03 pm

I had my doubts about the subject, but they were unfounded. At least until pic 3.

:D Mark - I'd be minus one camera if that happened to me.

Fantastic shots, by the way!!
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Postby Geoff on Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:29 pm

Only just caught up with this thread! Wow GC!!!!!!! Wow wow wow!!

No. 5 is my fave - 'yes - I've got my lunch, now what the heck are you pointing at me' :D :D


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Postby Ree on Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:05 pm

:shock: GREAT Shots my fav's are no 2 & 5...

I know that all I will ever be able to do is look at other peoples pic's; as spiders scare the living daylights out of me!!!!! Can't say that I have EVER or will EVER have 'cute and spider' in the same sentence :shock:

Saying this your pics are still vibrant with the colour green, and have great field of depth. From my rookie eye anyway (that is :D )
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