Hibiscus Marauder

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-10-05 8:09]

Hi Howard,
This rocks! Perfect exposure has the colors and detail looking amazing. I love the composition and framing. Outstanding shot.
Scott

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• shirgold (2670)
• [2006-10-05 8:20]

Hi Howard,
What a show!
This is fantastic. I am impressed with the sharpness and DOF you achieved here.
The composition is just great with the red flower and the spider on it.
A+
TFS - Shir.

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• takos1 (2573)
• [2006-10-05 8:21]

Bellissima foto macro, Howard!
Dettagli e colori stupendi, ottima composizione!

Ciao e grazie.
Franco

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• Hay_kes (3475)
• [2006-10-05 8:44]

Hi Howard,
Exellent macro.Well composed.TFS.

hAyAti

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• ralfsworld (6134)
• [2006-10-05 8:50]

Excellent shot, Howard.
High quality shot with excellent details and well saturated colors.

Regards
Ralf

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• jcoowanitwong (11467)
• [2006-10-05 9:21]

Hello Howard,
Wonderful macro picture of this spider. Also on of the most beautifully captured Hibiscus. Very well done.
JC

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• mikou (5265)
• [2006-10-05 9:24]

Hi Howard.
This is perfect macro.Red flower very good contrast with spider and black background.I like POV - face to face.Fine details.Perfect composition.Very good work!
Thanks very much for sharing.

Regards Milos

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-10-05 9:35]

Dos seres con el mismo protagonismo... la araña y la flor, ambas con excelente agudeza, saturados colores y un POV maravilloso, realzados por un bokeh - gracias Howard ;-) - perfecto.
El encuadre ajustado, profundiza la atmósfera de la escena.
Cheers!
Ricardo

Two beings with the same protagonism... the spider and the flower, both with excellent sharpness, saturated colors and a wonderful POV, enhanced by a perfect bokeh - thank you Howard ;-)
The adjusted framing, deepens the atmosphere of the scene.
Cheers!
Ricardo

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• pvs (11925)
• [2006-10-05 10:00]

Hi Howard,

A colorfull macroshot,I like the brownish spider(sorry cannot help you with ID) on the hibiscus,very sharp and well exposed,my compliments,

Regards,
Paul

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• pgmoni (2351)
• [2006-10-05 11:13]

Beautiful shot! Simply faultless.
I wonder if it is an araneidae, though. The eye arrangement does not seem right. Also it is quite rare to find orb weavers out of their web. But I am not familiar with US spider species...

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• DOBIS (632)
• [2006-10-05 11:33]

Hello Howard!

Again a fantastic colourfull picture with clearly seen details! Maybe I would just change the frame.

Kind regards,
Dobis

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• elefantino (13871)
• [2006-10-05 11:37]

Hello Howie, amazing DOF in this shot!
Usually macro pic are not so sharp and on focus from fore to background.
The spider is absolutely sharp and it looks aggressive.
Great exposure, cropp and notes.

Andrea

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• magal (1241)
• [2006-10-05 12:45]

Hi Howard,
Beautiful shot, with excellent composition and awesome colours. Detail is pin sharp and exposure spot-on - great shot indeed.
TFS
Mark

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• uleko (24879)
• [2006-10-05 13:01]

Great shot of this rather big spider on the Hibiscus where he seems to have gathered some pollen!! Excellent sharpness and lovely contrasting colours in this very nice composition.
Many thanks, Ulla

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• wuta (2070)
• [2006-10-05 13:03]

Hai Howard, A Fantastic macro shot from this beauty creep brrrr , great details colours pose pov and beauty flower, tfs ,Greetings Teunie .

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• ciccio (2715)
• [2006-10-05 13:20]

Hola Howard, con esta araña no creo que se pueda bromear ;-).
Está preciosa, me gusta el contraste de la flor y ella. Buen POV y DOF. Un saludo y TFS.

José Luis

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• hester (11122)
• [2006-10-05 14:21]

I love the pictures of these spiders but I've never seen one. Great colours, amazing details and a good POV. Excellent shot

TFS

Karan

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-10-05 14:42]

Hello Howard,
Wonderful close up.Vivid colors,POV,lighting,sharpness,details and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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• vanderschelden (27816)
• [2006-10-05 16:35]

Hi Howard,
Great macro again. I like the details in the overall brown of the spider and its sharpness.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• Luis52 (10447)
• [2006-10-05 17:13]

Hola Howard.- Que bella foto de esta hermosa Arañita. Muy nitida, y la flor en color rojo se ve extraordinaria. Felicidades y Gracias por Compartir.
Luis52.

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• mbasil (3130)
• [2006-10-05 18:56]

Great shot of the spider, a beautiful shot of an uggly critter. I like what seems to be pollen on its shoulders. But the context of the flower makes the shot even richer (and more colorful) and the dark bg makes it look omnious. I like the shadow detail of the stamen, too.

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• jeanpaul (13851)
• [2006-10-05 19:01]

Bonjour Howard
La prise de vue de ce beau macro est tres belle avec une jolie composition, très nette, très "pure".
les couleurs et les détails sont superbes.
bravo et merci du partage...JP
Les sourires demain

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• loot (9407)
• [2006-10-06 2:50]

Hi Howard
Another fine macro from you with excellent visual stimulus. Both subjects on the photo, i.e. flower and spider, where perfectly captured.
The composition and POV obviously was carefully planned with remarkable results. It is clear that you spend some time thinking and possibly even experimenting to get the optimum impact with the cropping and the frame. The PP was tastefully done showing perfectly saturated colours. The DOF is impressive with razor sharp details, and the exposure (with the fill-in flash) was skilfully managed.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• horia (13143)
• [2006-10-06 4:38]

Hi Howard

This is a great macro! I love the details and textures very much!
When i looked at the title of the thumbnail i didn't what it had to do with the subject ...but then i read the note and it all made sense :)) Sorry...no clue of the ID :)
The image is however at the highest quality! The colors are auperb, the exposure perfectly managed and the fill just as much as it should be!
Great work, my friend!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• Janice (17794)
• [2006-10-06 5:41]

No! I don't like the look of this spider at all Howard. It looks quite big too, comparing it to the petal of the Hibiscus. You can keep it thank you. It is very sharp and dark and hairy ugly too. Bbrrr!!
Janice

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• claudine (10195)
• [2006-10-06 9:50]

Hi Howard,
But this is a monster it is not a spider, no need of an ID :) Wow! This is an excellent macro with very, very good composition and lightning. These colors and stunnig! Well done again :)
Thanks,
Claudine

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-10-06 10:22]

Wow! This is a fantastic picture Howard. The spider looks amazing and the red color of the flower is beautiful. Very well composed, sharp details and excellent exposure. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• TheMystic (483)
• [2006-10-06 16:21]

When my wife sees this, she'll be definitely creeped out! Great shot and details - spider looking right at me as if I was a tasty treat.
Cheers
Otto

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• c_rapp (738)
• [2006-10-06 22:35]

Okay great picture you have given me a lump in my throat. Very detailed and amazing pov. Really gross though. Thanks for sharing sort of.
Christan

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• Signal-Womb (10986)
• [2006-10-07 5:26]

Howard, you are very much the macro specialist, your work is an inspiration to us all. Brilliant compo and exposure, tons of details. As Taz wound say, thank-you for your shares.

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• jmp (8406)
• [2006-10-07 14:07]

Hi Howard,
POV, colors in flower and spider, background, position of spider, details,... excellent.
Best regards, José M.

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• TAZ (10922)
• [2006-10-08 1:37]

Hello Howard,
Another master piece for this impressive spider. Exposure, colors, sharpness and DOF are perfect, as always with you ! Beautiful texture on the Hibiscus and great details on the insect.
Bravo my famous friend.
PS : I notice that you have change your portrait in the TN profile ;-)

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• ramthakur (26185)
• [2006-10-08 12:14]

I missed out this great macro, Howard, and it is a pleasure to go back to it.
Only a photographer of your caliber can create a magic macro like this one.
The details are incredibly sharp and the colors are just heavenly.
Thanks!

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• carper (8406)
• [2006-10-09 11:21]

wauw what a macro,
this spider looks not so nice to me, a very good details, a fine light and great with the red for the composition, well done.
gr. jaap

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-10-11 14:14]

Hello Howard,
great macro, as usual the sharpness and the details are amazing. The color of the flower is fabulous, I bet it attracts a lot of insects to keep this spider well fed ;-). Great composition.
TFS>.Sky

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• flagman (2381)
• [2006-10-16 5:46]

Great composition and wonderful details on the spiders body. So much detail I wonder how big the spider is. It looks pretty big. Too big for me to get that close!

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• ddg (5015)
• [2006-10-25 6:31]

Hi howard, great contrast of colors and perfect harmonize with red and brown colors. POV and DOF are perfect, Splendid Hibiscus flower too! Best regards, Didier.

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• metcher (4241)
• [2006-11-07 15:30]

Hi, Howard.
Great spider macro. Though in strong sunlight, you have manged it very well. Excellent composition and sharpness. Like also POV.

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• jrubiocasado (5318)
• [2006-11-23 10:09]

Hi Howard
Is a macro-photo perfect, colour, composition, sharpness, detail........ more, all very good.
Regards.
Jorge