My First Crab Spider

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• Argus (34987)
• [2008-09-30 0:19]

Well done Janice!
A marvellous first macro of a NZ Crab Spider with excellent sharpness and detail on its red Camelia environment. Excellent POV showing the shape of the body and legs and nicely composed 'waiting' in the top corner.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

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• siggi (16252)
• [2008-09-30 0:19]

Hi Janice
Very good macro. Good sharpness in details. Nice colours and contrast. I like it. Well done.Best regards,
Siggi

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• mukundhn (110)
• [2008-09-30 1:25]
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hey janice,
taken well,....a kind of species am seeing it for the first time!!!composition,background,sharpness is perfect!i felt the POF could have been on the subject still,....
TFS,
Mukundh

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2008-09-30 1:50]

Today I too posted a spider, Janice, so my senses are attuned to the subject at the moment.
Apparently, your Crab Spider is very small. However, you have captured it very well; the macro shows all the details on it very sharply and clearly.
The flower offers a suitably contrasting BG.
TFS and regards.

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• robindb (1370)
• [2008-09-30 4:12]

Hi Janice,

Good composition and detail. It looks as if it is just ready to pounce on any possible prey. It also stands out well from the pink camelia which was a beter choice than the white.

Robin

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• uleko (2789)
• [2008-09-30 4:34]

Hello Janice,
Very fine capture of this peculiar looking Crab Spider on the Camelia petal. I like its pose and details are sharp and colours look natural. You're lucky to have Camelia in your garden!!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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• azleader (931)
• [2008-09-30 15:20]
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Yup... that is a nice crab spider all right...

Good quality macro with superb and interesting color contrast with your main subject. A little much fuzziness on the one leg but generally a good picture.

The NZ crab spider has a very angular shaped abdomen compared to the crab spiders in the western USA.

Did you know that crab spiders have chameleon-like ability?

Here is one I photographed in Apache Junction, Arizona... notice it has turned yellow to match the color of the flower it was on: Arizona Crab Spider

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• Helkoryo (182)
• [2008-10-01 0:07]

Hello Janice

a superb capture here, ncie sharp detail and beautiful BG colour with the vivid petal. I love how you have baalced this shot with the spider in the corner angle too.

TFS regards Helen

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• radz (3404)
• [2008-10-02 19:26]

Beautiful capture...You got nice background,colour is pleasent for the eyes.Nice sharp spider.

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• loot (10031)
• [2008-10-05 23:01]

Hi Janice

Coming from a lady who has a phobia about moths this spider must have been child's splay (chuckle). The amazing part is that with the 60mm lens you must have been pretty close to the spider, even man handling (sorry 'wo'man handling) the arachnid to climb on to the coloured flower of choice. Anyway, the result is what matters even though there might have been some sweat, adrenaline or shivering involved (chuckle).

I just love your preference of the colour for the flower in the BG. It compliments the teeny-weeny little spider. The majority of the spider has excellent sharp details. It's just a pity that the subject reached towards the lens with that one leg. (How's that for nit picking? It's only a bit of backlash because the AB's won the Tri Nations.) Ok, I'm just pulling your leg, they deserved it.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS1. As you already know, we will be leaving early tomorrow morning for our holiday. Of course we are going to the Kruger Park…where else? Take care and see you in 2½ weeks.

PS2. B.t.w. the Sharks has finished top of the log in our local Curry Cup competition. I really hope they can cross the last hurdles triumphantly this year (i.e. the Semi-finals & Final). That is if the Blue Bulls don't steal the trophy again as in the Super 14 final last year (chuckle).