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Macro or Micro?


Macro or Micro?
Photo Information
Copyright: Ricardo A Palonsky (RAP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Araneae (Spiders), Lantana Flowers and their visitors [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-11-01 8:09
Viewed: 1216
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note

The Jumping Spider of the image did not surpass 5mm. of size... really after many attempts to capture a clear image of this species, I obtained this shot that I create has his was worth.

In order to realize its dimension, the spider is on a set of immature Flowers of Lantana, which do not surpass the 5 to 7 mm when they are totally mature.


Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are easily distinguished from other spiders by their four big eyes on the face and four smaller eyes on top of the head.
Around the world there are probably more than 5000 species of jumping spiders.
Jumping spiders are charming spiders that look up and watch you. Their excellent vision allows them to hunt much as do cats, spotting prey from long distances, creeping up then pouncing using their jumping ability.
Although a jumping spider can jump more than fifty times its body length, none of its legs has enlarged muscles.
The power for jumping probably comes from a quick contraction of muscles in the front part of the body increasing the blood pressure, which causes the legs to extend rapidly much as in the toy frogs that hop when you squeeze a bulb.

Their vision also allows communications by visual means, such as the elaborate courtship dances that males perform.

Salticids are perhaps as old and diverse as mammals, though not many humans know their world. Many salticids are colorful, they take on a variety of body forms, and some have disguises, looking like ants and other organisms.
The bright colors and elaborate forms of some jumping spider species are involved in courtship.
ellis49, marhowie, PDP, japie, Robbrown, gerhardt, Luc, Signal-Womb, mumek, pione, elihesam, Alex99 has marked this note useful
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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2828 W: 75 N: 8007] (26809)
  • [2004-11-01 8:41]
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My favourite kind of spider :-) Stunning picture - I like details of flower and spider.

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  • ellis49 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8889] (28679)
  • [2004-11-01 10:40]
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Very good my friend.
The flowers looks like candies.
Nice colours , great details and good compostion.
Good note.

Ricardo, These very small jumpers present a high degree of difficulty. I think you've done very well here not only in the jumper but with the color & details seen in the Lantana. They usually don't stay still long enough to shoot! Great job here!!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2004-11-01 15:05]
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Hooray! Ricardo posts a spider! :-)

Good shot Ricardo, I know that these things are hard when this small. They are always moving and so very small. Lovely details and colours, very well done, good work.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-11-01 15:28]
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Everything in this shot is furry - the flower and the spider.

The sharpness and detail is excellent, the DOF is superb.

Thanks for posting

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
  • [2004-11-01 15:34]
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Excellent capture.
Very nice detail and I like the sugary texture of the flower.
Great work,well done.

Love the sugar bows they looks so edible except they are being guarded by a monster spider nice one Ricardo

I know how difficult these small ones are. You have done a nice job with it. Love the colours.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2004-11-01 16:29]
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f/4, 1/320 seconds. You made an excellent work for this one Ricardo. I tryed and tryed again on 5mm subjects: only bad results. I will try your 'f/4, 1/320 seconds' when I will have occasion.
You are really at the border between macro and micro. A step moreover and you tombs in the subatomic world :)...

The flower captures my attention as much as the spider Ricardo. Great macro for such a small subject. Fantastic note as always.

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  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 0 N: 183] (833)
  • [2004-11-01 21:02]

Ricardo!
Colors are amazing.Sharpness and details are super.Very beautiful shot.Thanks for sharing

Beautiful colours and amazing detail in both the spider and the flower. It is incredible to realize how small they really are. Wonderful capture and great patience you had in getting such a shot.

macro?and a good one, nice details on the spider and flower.
colours and compo is good to.
did you sharpend with ps?

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  • pione Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 94 W: 0 N: 113] (542)
  • [2004-11-03 4:42]

Micro! Ma grandissima! Sembra un batterio sulle papille gustative... Ottimi dettagli, luce perfetta!

very strange and interesting form for flower and him:)
well seen and really with a great real contrast you captured and as well you used the DOF with nice result perfectlly,Well done,Ricardo.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3029 W: 148 N: 4520] (14595)
  • [2007-02-13 15:02]

Hi Ricardo.
I like your nice macro (micro) shot so much, great reproduction of the spider and flower texture, vivid colors, excellent POV and DOF. Superb picture. BRAVO and my best wishes.
Alexei.

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