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Where the oranges grow ;)


Where the oranges grow ;)
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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: 2005-10
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4200, Nikkor ED 38-114 F/2.8-4.8
Exposure: f/4.8
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-03-03 3:25
Viewed: 1306
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Araneus quadratus once more.

This is one of my favourite spiders. There's plenty of them in my region therefore they are very often subjects of my pictures.

I like them especially because they're very easy to find. You just can't not to notice their big webs hanging everywhere on any meadow with high vegetation.
The females of this spiders are very big and therefore there's not much trouble with taking pictures of them. They are not very shy either.
Besides they are really nice creatures and I think, one of the most colourful Polish spiders. Their body colouration can be extremely variable, so you can find spiders from bright green to dark brown.

As I said some time ago I especially like the dark forms, mostly because they are not so easy to find as the bright ones. This is also the reason I like the orange ones. I saw them only few times and they seem to be even more rare than the dark browns.

The picture have been taken in my garden. The spider had it's web on the Cedar tree. It's another example of my favourite way of photographing spiders: low angle that brings the blue sky in BG.
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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2006-03-03 3:53]

Hello Monika,
An amazing looking spider,one of the fattest I've seen!
Very good composition and POV with nice sharp detail.
The colours contrast perfectly against the blue sky.
A great shot.

TFS

Have a good weekend.

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-03-03 4:20]

Hi Thistle, that low angle really does work well. Colours and detail all spot on. A good overall composition of this amazing spider. TFS.
Dean.

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-03-03 4:34]

Excellent macro!
Stunning on details!
Very good colours!
Excellent DOF and POV!
Beautiful BG with the blue sky!
TFS!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-03-03 5:57]

Hello Monika!
Magnificent spider macro.Before I opened the tumbnail,I thought
it was realy an orange;).DOF,BG,sharpness,colors and details
are excellent.TFS...:-)

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
  • [2006-03-03 6:50]

Perfect macro of the spider. Very nice composition and POV, excellent details and colors.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-03-03 6:59]

On thumbails it seems like an orange but in fact it an impressive spider ver well captured ! Good POV, light and sharpness. Congratulations Monika and TFS.

Great details an sharpness, very nice composition and great colours. Great work! Well done, Monika. Thank you. Have a great weekend.

Hi Monika,
WOW! that is an amazing looking spider. Beautiful colors and sharp detail. I really like how the sunlight highlights that orange body.
Great POV on this shot. Well done!
Scott

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2006-03-03 8:17]

Hello Monika,
Wonderful capture.POV,colors,sharpness and composition are excellent.TFS

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-03-03 8:24]

Hi Monika,
Excellent macro. I thought from the thumbnail and the title it was some kind of orange tree :) Excellent colours and detail, nice POV to use the blue sky as a background. Great shot.
Adrian

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-03-03 9:02]

Hi Monika!

He, he, is it tasty? I love this title - very poetical ;-) Beautifull, blue sky and perfect composition. Static image but full of action - spider looks like testing durability of this grass' stalk. Good for sad, winter day.

This is great Monika, excellent low pov. She's certainly large!
Superb colours and exposure. Summer is coming, yay!
Thanks for posting.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-03-03 14:40]

fantastic macro Monika,
very good capture, the composition is very good taken the pov is great and the dof is very good to, fantastic job.
gr. jaap

Hello Monika,

A year ago, I would never have said this: Great capture of this amazing spider!

I had a similar one living at my house (outside) all last summer, it was pretty cool.

Wonderful details, nice bright exposure, colors, BG, and excellent pov.

Thank you for sharing it with us!

Have a great weekend!

  • Great 
  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 519 W: 0 N: 16] (2603)
  • [2006-03-03 16:33]

Piêkna fotka. ¦wietna kompozycja i kolory.
SUPER !!!!!!!!

Hi Monika,
Very quick visit.
Well worth a big Smile.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

of course, this has elements of lovely, sweet and perfect ;)

  • Great 
  • pat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 87 W: 0 N: 125] (410)
  • [2006-03-04 13:22]

Wow, what a surprise to open up your photo! I really expected to see some fruit, but definitely not this huge spider !
Very nice and unusual pose how she hangs down from this branch, its big belly being exposed while it would normally prefer hiding in her retreat.
This photo, as all of your photos, is really outstanding and technically perfect, so its hard to write critics :-) , Patrick

Excellent detail on this wonderful macro closeup of this cool looking spider. :)

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-03-06 16:20]

Hello Monika, it does look like a fruit - from the thumbnail! Nice compositon and very well seen. Good details and a lovely blue sky. Well done.

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