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The Spider
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 105 N: 4679] (16507)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma Apo 150mm f/2.8 EX macro DG
Exposure: f/16, 1/80 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-03-15 22:45
Viewed: 601
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Kindly help in identifying this species of spider which i found in the jungle near Barnawapara reserve forest.

The shot has been taken with Nikon D 80 along with Sigma 150mm macro lens.

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae modified into fangs that inject venom. In their bodies the usual arthropod segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax and abdomen, joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel. In all except the most primitive group, the Mesothelae, spiders have the most centralized nervous systems of all arthropods, as all their ganglia are fused into one mass in the cephalothorax. Unlike most arthropods, spiders have no extensor muscles in their limbs and instead extend them by hydraulic pressure.

Their abdomens bear appendages that have been modified into spinnerets that extrude silk from up to six types of silk gland within their abdomens. Spider's webs vary widely in size, shape and the amount of sticky thread used. It now appears that the spiral orb web may be one of the earliest forms, and spiders that produce tangled cobwebs are more abundant and diverse than orb-web spiders. Spider-like arachnids with silk-producing spigots appear in the Devonian period about 386 million years ago, but these animals apparently lacked spinnerets.

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I like shots of spiders and this one is a real work of art.
thanks
Pierre

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 323 W: 75 N: 1002] (3753)
  • [2009-03-15 23:35]

Hello Neighbour,
Very good macro of the spider on its web.Good sharpness, details and clean oof background. Good use of fill in flash.
TFS & Regards,
Smitha.

Hi Pankaj
I like the perspective you've chosen for this image
Congratulation for photograph
Really very good
**MAB**

I always wonder how well can we shoot a spider and we always have to bend the rules like "Don't place the subject in center" etc to shoot a good picture!
I Just love this picture for the exposure and tons of details that u've managed to record.

Hello Pankaj,
This is a type of Orbweb spider.
Beyond that,I can't tell you more.
There are hundreds of species,and great variation in patterns even within species.
Its a beautifully sharp and well exposed shot though.
A very similar spider to one that I posted recently too.
Very nice work.
Steve

hi,
very fine, good standard image but difficult to ID from this position, one has to see the marking on the abdomen, only a specialist can Id this. looks deadly with details. tfs.
nagraj.v

Hi Pankaj Da,
A nice capture of this beautiful garden spider underside. Very well composed with good sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

hello Pankaj

WOW ! what a superb photo of this spider and its artistic work,
fine POV, superb focus, great sharpness and details,
beautiful warm luminosity and colour tones,
wonderfuly blurred background, TFS

Asbed

Hi Pankaj,

Stunning spider capture with silky smooth background. The image is so sharp exposing all the details and the luminous web.

TFS and best regards,
Jusni

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 3 N: 2100] (6594)
  • [2009-03-22 7:11]

This is superb, Pankaj, the sharp and bright spider in the middle, against a creamy soft background. I like looking at the tiny thread of its web. Great shot and sorry, I can't help with ID!

Francine

Ciao Pankaj, great capture of splendid spider, good details and excellent sharpness, wonderful light, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

Very real looking as if alive right now on my screen. That is one of the special effects of your special technique and it continues to work well for you!
Bob

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-03-25 6:14]

Hi Pankaj.
Excellent macro.Good PO and outstanding light.Sharpness and detail are excelelnt.Your text is evry interesting.
Well done and TFS Michel

Hello Pankaj

Wonderful DOF here.
The lighting is lovely and illuminates the web and spider well.
Excellent colour saturation.
Well composed in the frame.
TFS

Wolf

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