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Night hunter


Night hunter
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Copyright: Monika MvJ (thistle) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1317 W: 77 N: 3012] (9272)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4200, Nikkor ED 38-114 F/2.8-4.8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/64 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Our world at night. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-01-28 3:59
Viewed: 1292
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Maybe some of you remember my summer post Hands up!.
Here you can see the same spider in much more ordinary pose. I found this photo yesterday when I was searching my archives of spiders pictures and I thought it is worth posting.

Picture have been taken at night in my garden. I was hunting for this moth then, but I took some photos of other night creatures including earwigs and this spider.

When you think about it, flowers attract many insects at night too, so it seems to be possible that the spiders hunt after nightfall too. I just wonder if they see anything or maybe they don't use sight when hunting. I must search for some info about that.

For now I think they can hunt at night. In my workshop you can see a tiny proof. It's a picture of very young crab spider with his prey - mosquito. It was taken at night when it was very dark already.

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Hi Monika,
wow, what a scary spider.
I love the deep violet of the flower and the spider seems to be transparent.
It's wonderful, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-01-28 4:54]
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Hi Monika!
Another night spider from you! That's great! This time I love its pose - very friendly ;-) come to my arms little fly! I won't hurt you! Violet BG made from petals looks perfect for night shot. Excellent work. [I was going to post night spider also, but after seeing this I gave up ;-)].

Nice to see your posts again, Monika! Good photo, perhaps the patch of shadow in the left couldve been cropped out but thats just me...

Great lighting effect, makes a very elegant atmosphere. I specially like the vertical composition on this one. Great colours too. A beautiful work, really. TFS Monika.

A perfect shot Monika, just superb. The focus is spot on and the composition is great.
Thanks for posting.

Hello Monika,
very creative, fascinating composition with very good details, extraordinary depth and magical coloration.
To me, the ornamental border does not further increase the quality of this excellent picture. In fact, the border reduces its impact. When looking at a photograph with an ornamental border I always think of looking at a postcard. Pictures without a border give me a much stronger feeling of looking directly into nature.

Thank you for your excellent contribution!
Best regards, Peter

P.S.:

Hello Monika,
very nice capture with great colours and sharpness. Very good composition. Thank you.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-01-28 13:53]

Hello Monika!
Very nice close up.Colors,POV,framing,
lighting and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-01-28 14:39]

Hello monika,
This is fantastic capture!
Excellent composition with beautiful colour,
very good lighting work, and the details are very sharp,
nicely framed.
Very well done and thanks for sharing!

I have just reviewed the links in your note and I am very impressed.

Not only with the wonderful photos, but the research, and the night crawling from flower to flower, waiting patiently for a new victim...

I am referring to your great efforts to take these shots, bravo Monika!

A superb image, although I now can tell you that I have a similar shot of this spider, taken in the morning sunshine! :-)

Excellent notes and moment to moment commentary so that we can (almost) be there with you.

Great job, thank you for making this, a shared event, Monika!!

Hi Monika,
A very nice spider shot. Well composed and good details.
I must be hard to focus at the night, but yu manage well vith this. Lovely colours and good POV.
Well done.

Hi Monika,
I'm still really busy, but will make time to catch up on your posts.
I don't really need to critique your images, as you know what I'm going to say....;)
Sweet, lovely and perfect....;)
Thanks for posting. Have a great week my friend.

Hi Monika,
Outstanding shot on this spider. The colors in this are amazingly beautiful. Flawless composition and framing. Good detail and DOF. Very cool shot!
Scott

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-01-30 10:50]

Monika, excellent sharpness, perfect contrast and colors.

Great composition too, as well as dof. Congratulations on the workshop too.

wow,
great macro the spider is amazing!
the colours, details, DOF are great!
Ana:)

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-01-31 16:18]

Hi Monika, very very nice shot. I love the colours and the composition is very good too. My only small wish is that was a little more light on the left hand side. Lovely work.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 966 W: 52 N: 1694] (5184)
  • [2006-01-31 21:13]

Czesc!
Piekne swiatlo i tlo podkreslajace upiorna bladosc pajaka!!!
Fajnie wygladalby tez lekko wykadrowany :-)
Serdecznosci,
Michal

Hi Monika,
wonderful moment. The color of the spider is very diferent!
Congratulations,
Wagner.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1872 W: 304 N: 4301] (14733)
  • [2006-02-07 23:35]

Je n'ai pas le loisir ces jours-ci d'écrire des commentaires ou des éloges dithyrambiques et panégyriques sur vos travaux.
Et j'ai encore moins le temps pour les traduire dans vote langue maternelle.
Mais je vous prie d'accepter sans ambages le maigrelet icône qu'on me permet de vous octroyer en récompense pour votre travail assidu, source de joies pour mon regard quelques fois ébloui, comme cette fois-ci.
Merci Monika.

Nice capture of this nightime predator on the prowl, the detail is incredible. Well done Monika. :)

Smiley & points tomorrow. :)

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