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Sorry for the title but my wife terry found this lot swarming around this branch on the ground at the side of the path, and I thought they were well worth sharring with you all. There we a lot more in the grass and dead leaves on the floor , but this lot seemed to be having a meeting only moving when a shadow passed over them like a large cameraman trying to get close for the shot, as soon as you backed off they came back.
A big thank you from the start to Sebastien Lucas (Esox) for the ident and posting his excelent Pardosa on ice. which promted me to post this one taken on Sudays Afternoon as we were ending our walk around the Nature reserve at the old gravel workings at Attenborough near Nottingham see Cuckoo Flower for more details about the site and further links.
Almost certainly Pardosa amentata one of the many forms of wolf spider, so named because they were thought to hunt in packs because they were often seen in groups rushing here and there in their quest of prey to stalk and jump on. No web for this lot more a cheetah type attack, use of the large eyes to spot the prey a quick rush and the pounce for the kill.
This common spider in the UK is found in damp palces. The female Keeps her eggs with her in a woven sack carried behind till they are ready to hatch when she will open the sack and they will climb onto her back to be carried around till they have passed through their second moult, if any of them happen to fall off before this they simple climb back up their personal silken life line.
Adjustments to all 3 images
Shadows and highlights
sharpen with USM
Assemble images onto pre-determind canvass of 28.22 X 21cm @72dpi
paste the images in their own layer and use Edit > Transform >Scale to each one to get them to best fit.
Then in the right hand one has the corner clipped off with Polygonal tool to select the area then Edit> Clear.
Flattern image
Use save as and save as a Jpeg and adjust the file size to below TN 200k, not as flexable as Save to web but it does allow the Exif file with shooting details to transfer automatically. (This is the 1st time I have done it this way) |
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(2772) - [2005-04-20 18:56]
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Hi Robert,
I should be sleeping by now but was chilling after an evening Willem de Kooning academy.
Very interesting and artistic shot!
Show me more of your new edges.
I am intending to make a range of insect watercolors. Maybe I use yours.
PS have a look at my city spring. Two have no name.
Thanks my nature art friend,
Hendrik
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- Fisher
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(8915) - [2005-04-20 19:28]
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Priceless, excelent capture and composition. This is great. Right on, Rob.
Mike
Points tomorrow I ran out.
A great composition. You have merged these three photos very well. Very good detail in these. Nice Job!
Very interesting post Robert!
There is plenty of them in Poland too.
Good idea with of showing this photos together.
I really like it.
Well done!
Interesting post Robert,
A well worked presentation. Nice composition and well detailed.
Excellent notes, Thanks for posting
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- sAner
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This is an excellent post Rob. Very arty construction. :) Very good details and very well composed. You should be grateful for having such watchful wife. Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Pieter
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- Esox
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Yes, it's Pardosas ;-).
Thanks for the link, it's very nice.
Great triptic. I like your composition.
Good detail level, and sweet colours.
good work.
A great family photo and nice composition.
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