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Conspicuous!


Conspicuous!
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Copyright: Ulla Kruys (uleko) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2375 W: 164 N: 7131] (22536)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-28
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Canon PowerShot G7
Exposure: f/4, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-01 9:52
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Points: 68
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
First of all I want to thank all of you who left your kind comments on my previous ‘milestone’ post. It is much appreciated! It is some time since I posted a spider so here we go ....

Crab Spider – Misumena vatia

The other day we went to a meadow in the woods where we usually find lots of flowers and many insects. But this time it was still mostly brown from the long drought we’ve had and there were very few flowers and insects. There were barely any white or yellow flowers so this poor Crab Spider had to make do with a blue one (Echium vulgare) that made her look very conspicuous!!

Color change is made possible by secreting a liquid yellow pigment into the outer cell layer of the body. On a white base, this pigment is transported into lower layers, so that inner glands, filled with white guanine, become visible. If the spider dwells longer on a white plant, the yellow pigment is often excreted. It will then take the spider much longer to change to yellow, because it will have to produce the yellow pigment first. The color change is induced by visual feedback; spiders with painted eyes were found to have lost this ability.

The color change from white to yellow takes between 10 to 25 days, the reverse about six days. - Extract from Wikipedia

The flower is Vipers Bugloss (Echium vulgare).
This was captured from a distance of about ½ metre with the camera handheld. It has been cropped and sharpened.

haraprasan, jaycee, Luis52, Amadeo, Juyona, red45, viv, lise, boreocypriensis, pekkavalo1, NinaM, Jamesp, zulfu, bahadir, eng55, JORAPAVI, mayuresh, sandpiper2, ramthakur, marhowie, SelenE has marked this note useful
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Hi Ulla,
A lovely capture of this beautiful dangerous (to insects) crab spider. Very good details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 290 W: 3 N: 715] (3322)
  • [2008-07-01 10:04]
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hello sir,
lovely picture.the purple flower adds contrast to the piture.nice details and compo.
tfs

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1015 W: 5 N: 2758] (10010)
  • [2008-07-01 10:12]

Hola Sra. Ulla.
Great honor for Me to be by Your side this time.
This white Little spider looks lovely in the blue flower. Image very clear ans sharp, we can see fine details on his body.
TFS Sra. Ulla, Your note is also interesting.
Luis52.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1684 W: 8 N: 4321] (14053)
  • [2008-07-01 10:13]

Hi Ulla,

An exceptional capture of this crab spider. Colors and details are wonderful - I love that little face. How nice of him to pose on a dark flower to show him off so well.

Jane

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  • Amadeo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 0 N: 581] (2586)
  • [2008-07-01 10:14]

Hola Ulla, excelente macro, tanto en composición, como en nitidez y color. La luz es muy buena. Un saludo

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1999 W: 6 N: 1951] (13041)
  • [2008-07-01 10:16]

Hola Ulla,
preciosa macro y buen foco...
color y perfecto encuadre.
saludos amiga.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 2 N: 514] (1936)
  • [2008-07-01 10:21]

Hi Ulla,
Very beautful macro shot of this Crab spider.Excellent presented.TFS.
Cheers!
Siggi

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2805 W: 75 N: 7845] (26275)
  • [2008-07-01 10:35]

Hello Ulla!

Small and dangerous! I like its pose with wide spreaded arms. Excellent details, well visible eyes and textures of spider's body. Interesting note.

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  • mariki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 892 W: 65 N: 1759] (7555)
  • [2008-07-01 10:56]

Hello Ulla,

Very good capture of this crab spider. Excellent composition. Very good POV, DOF and focus. Superb detail of the eyes. Great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 301 W: 3 N: 613] (3062)
  • [2008-07-01 11:54]

Hello Ulla,
What a very special composition, of this crab spider on the cobalt blue flower, great job. All is crisp and clear and sharp.
Congratulations

Greetings
Viv

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 522 W: 87 N: 693] (5737)
  • [2008-07-01 12:18]

Hi ulla,
superbe araignée crabe, j'aime beaucoup le contraste des couleurs qui met en valeur l'insect. Excellente netteté.


gl

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 179 W: 52 N: 531] (2593)
  • [2008-07-01 12:20]

Hi Ulla,
This is an amazing capture of a crab spider!
It really stands out from the purple colour. Wonderful sharpness and great POV.
Well done
Lise

Very well done, Ulla.
I like the composition and the colours.
TFS
Annick

Hi Ulla, another great shot drom your excellent photograpic accumulation my friend. I love this shot because I observed this ambusher in nature many times. It is realy great camouflage master to ambush its preys. Amazing colours, it it is well taken and well composed... Many thanks for sharing these natural beauties my friend.
Cheers,

Bayram

Great macro Ulla
Nice colors
TFS
T

Hi Ulla,

Very impressive picture of this Crab Spider. Great composition and POV, very sahrp details, good lighting and great colours.

TFS

Pekka

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 544 W: 0 N: 1338] (4443)
  • [2008-07-01 16:45]

Ulla, I won't repeat myself with the same comments as the previous one, but I looove this picture. It is so sharp and the colours!!!! Wow. That is what I call macro with perfect lighting. Thank you!

Francine

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 0 N: 4626] (13756)
  • [2008-07-01 22:18]

Hi Ulla

Great shot - excellent macro work here. The against the blue flower is lovely and the detail is excellent.

James

Hello Ulla, perfect macro shot of this crab spider. TFS. G's,
Bahadır

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 476 W: 0 N: 70] (491)
  • [2008-07-02 0:27]

Hello Ulla, superb macro shot of this crab spider and flower. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 351 W: 3 N: 375] (1121)
  • [2008-07-02 0:32]

Hi Ulla,
Magnificent close up.POV and focus couldn't be better.I liked colors,exeposure and composition also a lot.Very well done!
Thanks for posting.

Hola Ulla,
Preciosa composición de esta araña que la veo con bastante frecuencia por estos lugares. Muy buena la pose y bonito el posadero, excelente nitidez, con luz muy agradable, un cordial saludo
José Ramón

Hello Ulla,
This is an excellent and outstanding shot,superb macro with great details,perfect sharpness and lovely colours,
very well done,
TFS

That's marvellous, such a beautiful arrangement with nice colours.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 978 W: 64 N: 1189] (4886)
  • [2008-07-02 4:40]

Hello Ulla
Really splendid shot and excellent capture, so sharp and clear. It is Misumena vatia indeed and it looks as agressive as the one I saw a few weeks ago. It is curious that this spiders have chosen this flower for his lodging, for, as you well say, it is really conspicuous there.
Magnificent job dear friend. Thank you very much for sharing.
Greetings
Maite

Hello Ulla,
What a fantastic clear and contrasting colours in this photo. The sharpness and details are amazing. Great DOF, POV and composition. Very special and a beauty for the eye!
Regards,
Peter

Hi Ulla

Oops I'm the wrong colour and she can see me.

Great capture; excellent sharpness and detail, love the eyes.
Great composition.

chris

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 9 N: 132] (916)
  • [2008-07-02 8:51]

Merhaba Ulla,

Menekşe mavisi çiçek üzerindeki beyaz renkli bu böceğin muhteşem bir kompozisyonunu sunmuşsunuz.
Renkler gibi keskinlik ve detaylar da çok iyi işlenmiş.
Elinize sağlık.

Hüseyin

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1583 W: 242 N: 5286] (18629)
  • [2008-07-02 13:13]

This is a great shot, Ulla!
The vibrent colours are lovely.
Great sharpness.
Superb composition.
Excellent pose :-)

Well done,
Joe

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 57 N: 182] (1717)
  • [2008-07-02 13:41]

Hello Ulla,
Interesting spider and very well done. This flowers suit to it. Great composition,
Regards, Pawel

Since I too shot my first Crab Spider recently, I am thrilled to see your picture of it, Ulla.
This is a strappingly healthy specimen sitting smugly on a beautiful blue flower. The colour of the flower provides a lovely contrasting BG for the subject and adds great value to the composition as a whole.
Excellent focus, details and colours.
Thanks for sharing the picture and warm regards.
Ram

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1292 W: 104 N: 4592] (20421)
  • [2008-07-03 8:08]

Hello Ulla! Incredible macro, the color of the flower is great as a background for that white spider, very well done, thanks!

Mario

Very colorful frame Ulla, love the fine details I see in the flower & crab spider. Very good POV, exposure, DOF, and a classic pose.
Well composed - Well done!!
Have a nice weekend mf,
Howard

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2305 W: 59 N: 3685] (11810)
  • [2008-07-05 5:23]

Hi Ulla,
Setting, colors, textures and contrast are beautiful. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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