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Golden Orb-weaver(female)


Golden Orb-weaver(female)
Photo Information
Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1165] (6442)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-26
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM, Sigma 72mm MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/8, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-02-26 19:22
Viewed: 1392
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Golden Orb-weaver Spider
Family: Tetragnathidae
Body length: Female 25mm, male 5mm


Golden Orb Weavers are large spiders with silver-grey coloured bodies and brown-black, often yellow banded legs. The males are tiny and red-brown in colour.

Golden Orb Weavers build large, semi-permanent orb webs. The strong silk has a golden sheen. These spiders remain in their webs day and night and gain some protection from bird attack by the presence of a 'barrier network' of threads on one or both sides of the orb web. Sometimes their strong webs manage to trap small birds or bats, and the spider will wrap them and feed upon them

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Hi Chi
Incredible shot.
Great color and composition.
Good POV and BG.
TFS!!!!
Regards
JC

Hello Chi Liu,
Very good sharpness/detail, color and well composed.
Very nice BG. I like the web, so clearly seen.
I might've selected out the part of the head in shadow and the top of the abdomen for H/S adjustment. I'll send it to you so you can see what I mean.
Well done!

Hi Chi,
Really superb work here. The detail is very sharp, and that is an amazing OOF backround of colors. The sunlight highlights the web beautifully!
Scott

DOF is stunning here. It really helps showcase the structure of the web. Sharpness is fabulous. TFS

Wow Chi,

A great capture, I like the composition very much , it is easy to put the spider in the center , but you have not done that hats off!!
Excellent BG too.

TFS
Goutham

Hello Chi!
Well-composed macro that illustrates this species of the spider to perfection. The note gives a good insight into the habits and habitat of this creature.
TFS.
Ram

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
  • [2006-02-27 2:06]

Hello Chi,
A very good capture.
Very well composed,nice detail of both the spider and web and a good contrasting background.
A great shot.

TFS

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-02-27 4:03]

Hello Chi!
Wonderful close up.Clear details,sharpness,POV,lighting
and framing are excellent.TFS....:-)

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2006-02-27 5:42]

Hello Chi, thatīs a very nice macro. Excellent colours and very good sharp details. Composition and POV/DoF are great also. Very well done.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8025] (26863)
  • [2006-02-27 8:46]

Hello Chi!

Looks dangerous for me, like spiders from movies about Australia-where-everything-wants-to-kill-you ;-) Very good POV and perfect details.

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 871 W: 2 N: 606] (2034)
  • [2006-02-27 10:28]

Hello Chi ,very aparte spider ,nice colours
pov and dof good sharpnes and details ,
Greetings Teunie .

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
  • [2006-02-27 10:41]

Hi Chi, great composition with excellent detail, colour and DOF. TFS.
Dean.

HI Chi,

Great to be surrounded by two great photographers. Perfect image capture of this creepy but cool looking orb spider the exposure is perfect on this, awesome OOF background. :)

Hi Chi,
the exposure and details are spot on.
The DOF makes the spider and net standout nicely from the BG.
Good light and lovely colours.
Very well done.

Hi Chi!
Great macro! Perfect POV and DOF! Beautiful colors. Brawo!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

Hate spiders,but this is fabulous.Excellent detail,depth and colours.
Andrew.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2006-02-27 14:32]

quality shot, great capture,
good details, fantastic colours, good shot, i like it a lot, good job
gr. jaap

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2006-02-27 15:28]

Hi Chi, very nice shot. The details are super and good composition. Very nice work. Well done.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4816] (21378)
  • [2006-02-27 17:08]

So sharp ! Well done my friend, it's another great one. Thanks,

Mario

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 478 W: 0 N: 872] (2752)
  • [2006-02-27 21:44]

HI Chiliu.
Wonderful macro, excellent composition colors and details, the spider is very nice.

Thanks and I wait more photos ,tips, critiques and comments.

Saludos desde MEXICO....RICARDO.

Superb macro, the detail is impressive.

Greg

I like the bokeh! Very colorful!

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 788 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2006-02-28 2:35]

Hi Chi,
superb macro, good details and colours. Unusual spider, interesting note. Very good work. I like it a lot.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5726 W: 605 N: 3416] (9137)
  • [2006-02-28 18:19]

Hi Chi
I got me some cold shivers - this one seemed too real to my liking. I almost reached for a can of insecticide. (No, I would not really do such a thing anymore - since nature and photography has changed my outlook.)
Great capture, great composition, great POV, great colours, great exposure, great DOF, and great BG.
I know they say one should not repeat a word in a sentence, but just in case I did not mention it - this is a great photo.
Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hello Chi,

A brilliant composition, which shows off the amazing details of your subject nicely.

Excellent POV, exposure, BG, color, and note.

Thank you!

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 330 W: 15 N: 305] (1823)
  • [2006-04-17 10:53]

Hi Chi,

A very good capture.
Clear details,sharpness,POV,lighting
and framing are excellent.

TFS :-)
Norbert

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