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• extramundi (12692)
• [2005-05-12 16:25]

Hello Paul.
Dont call it luck, please. We have already seen your "lunch break" photos before and you cant have luck so often :D
A beautiful specimen, and a great pose and composition. Thanks!

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2005-05-12 16:50]
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A really sharp capture Paul,
Great DOF, and superb colours. The details are very crisp and clear.
Did you use a tripod, or was this handheld?
Thanks for posting

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• AndyB (3978)
• [2005-05-12 17:08]

Excellent capture Paul.
Very effective composition and superb detail.
Great work,very well done indeed.

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• Signal-Womb (10933)
• [2005-05-12 17:19]

Very good macro Paul, beautiful light and lovely details, very nice work.

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• JeanMichel (2864)
• [2005-05-12 17:51]
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Instructive lunch break, Paul... and good eyes too. Your beautiful composition proves (if it was necessary) that the camera should never be far from where we are. For fans like us, there's always a good catch somewhere. This one is striking, with a splendid light to enhance it. It would have been a pity to miss it. Where do you have lunch?

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• Runnerduck (1847)
• [2005-05-12 17:53]

A fantastically captured pose here. Details are amazing. I love the hint of webs all over the place. Great detail, well done!

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• Robbrown (6054)
• [2005-05-12 18:40]
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Nice capture Paul , whats the plant its on?
its amazing what you can see in a lunch hour if you know what to look for.
PS got 1st damsel fly image today, a very fresh teneral common blue will try to find time to post.

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• livios (16856)
• [2005-05-12 20:20]

Paul, another impressive shot.

Excellent composition and great shades. To me, it's not only a stunning shot: it also has an artistic touch, due to colors on it.

Well done.

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• manyee (19702)
• [2005-05-12 20:52]

Absolutely stunning macro. The sharpness is amazing, the colors are gorgeous. Beautiful composition. Great job, Paul! : )

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• ellis49 (28681)
• [2005-05-12 23:43]

Great macro, my friend.
I like the pose of this one. Nice light, very well composed, good details and very nice colours.
Excellent work.

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• CaptiveLight (1121)
• [2005-05-13 2:33]

Excellent as always Paul, (still would have used my 500mm, with a 2X extender), I have to admire your spider shots for their quality.

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• netfalls (9276)
• [2005-05-13 3:02]

Very nice shot, good POV and good details.
Well done.
TFS.

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• cafecrem (9242)
• [2005-05-13 3:06]

Halo Paul!
This is wonderful macro shot! Superb! Fantastic!!!!!

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• TAZ (10918)
• [2005-05-13 3:31]

Belle et intéressante macro-photographique bien composée pour cette araignée aux longues pattes. Bonne netteté mais un peu sombre.
Well Done !

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• red45 (26813)
• [2005-05-13 4:02]

Exceptional capture Paul. All is great - details, quality, light, composition. But first of all both subjects - spider and very interesting plant.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2005-05-13 4:30]

Hello Paul!
An amazing spider macro.Lighting,details,framing and composition are excellent.very well done!TFS...

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• gerhardt (11529)
• [2005-05-13 5:03]

Thi sis a cince composition, Paul. Love the trip wire you feature here as well. The details are very sharp and I am considering getting a converter for me as well. Very well done, I love your spider collection. :)

"The more you practise the luckier you get!" - Gary Player.

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• christophe (1783)
• [2005-05-13 5:48]

great macro, DOF and details
in a friendly way Christophe

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• marhowie (34531)
• [2005-05-13 6:50]
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Great shot Paul, Excellent composition, details, sharpness and pose..A great addition to your collection and very well done my friend! P.S. I've tried using my 1.4 kenko combined with the 150mm but find it really difficult to work with. Very narrow DOF..Maybe I haven't tried to use it under the right conditions yet...Any tips or suggestions??

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• malgosia (0)
• [2005-05-13 7:17]

exellent, wonderful, great - DOF, POV :) nice one

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• Luc (14713)
• [2005-05-13 9:45]

Personal assessment of the photo: excellent.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you Paul for sharing so beautifull pictures and for the enjoyment which they give us.

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• naki (2694)
• [2005-05-13 16:09]

Very nice profile of this spider Paul. You got a nice flash work here.
Very good composition, sharpness and a great note as usuall.
Well done.

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• sAner (4742)
• [2005-05-13 18:05]

Hi Paul,

This is excellent!! :) WOW! Composition is fantastic, OOF BG is stunning, details are crisp and clear. A wonderful photo. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

I owe you 1, ehrm ...2!

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• Callie (7493)
• [2005-05-15 14:20]
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Hi Paul
I see you are back on the nasties and uglies - what happened to the birdies - lol.
Good macro from you on this critter - reinforce WHY I do NOT like these critters - just think if they were as large as an eagle . . .
Great work TFS

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2005-05-17 7:35]

It must be a 'guy thing', Paul.
And I quote, "I was lucky enough to photograph this great looking specimen today on my lunch break."? Are you crazy?
My lunch would have been ruined for months to see this when I was trying to eat, or had just.
I am still getting over some photos that I took a couple of weeks ago!
Seriously though, your words to this photo gave me a wonderful chuckle, and that is lucky!
He is a fine looking spider.
Very good detail and excellent composition.
Well done, and thank you for sharing it...

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• deud (2123)
• [2005-05-18 6:11]

great colours, details. The flash make a good effect. Like his body was lubricated!

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• Esox (948)
• [2005-05-18 16:00]

Great one!
I have one Meta segmentata's shot, very near this one.
Superb details and composition (as usual) for this little male.
Complete note too, a great work.