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building the trap


building the trap
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Copyright: petru damsa (petrudamsa) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 561 W: 77 N: 709] (2474)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-02
Categories: Insects
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S5700
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Garden Spiders [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-04-09 0:55
Viewed: 532
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Springtime is back for good. No more freezing early morning or unexpected short snowstorms. and everything that's comming back to life from hibernation is very busy.
This is not a rare species, nor a very showy one. Is quite common: Araneus diadematus. The interesting thing about it is to watch him building its net. Usually it happens on the dark, at night, but as I said, everyone in the forest is in a rush to get on business, so I got a chance to see this spider at work. And it does it really fast and precise; I'll skip the technical description about the geometry and other mathematical calculation of angles and lines - I'm not an engineer. However after about 45 min he was more than half done with the net.
I seized a short moment when the spider took a break (probably it sensed me and stopped still for half a minute) and took this photo along other three or four shots.
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Hi, Petru,

what a great photo showing nature's best architect!! the colours and the details are very attractive. thanks for sharing.

chrs,
Man Yee

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-04-09 2:08]

Salut Petru !
Frumoasa captura.
Imi inchipui ca trebuie sa fii stat ceva timp pina sa obtii imaginea asta.
Felicitari.
O zi faina,
Adrian

Hello Petru,
nice to see again after a long time, welcome back.
This is a fine close-up shot with good sharpness and details.
The web and spider are well seen against the green BG.
I like the composition with the small diagonal web.
Well done.
Gert

Hi Petru,

good macro shot from this spider with exellent bg and dof.
fine colours.

Gert

Hello Petru,
it is very beautiful macro. I like interesting composition, colours and sharpness.

TFS, best regards,
Leonid

Hi Petru,
A very good macro capture of this Orbweb spider building its nest.
As you say,they usually do this at night then eat the web by day,so you were lucky to see this.
Cheers
Steve

Nice focus and fine details, Petru.
Congratulations and TFS.

Greetings from Brazil,
Bruno

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2009-04-16 15:32]

Hola Petru.
A nice little Spider You have here. They are always working.
I also like the green Bg.
Saludos
Luis52.

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 442 W: 0 N: 427] (3110)
  • [2009-04-30 12:13]

Hello Petru
Nice shot of this spider, the colors and details are excellent. The composition is amazing
Congratulations
Nilson

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