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Crab Spider breakfast


Crab Spider breakfast
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Copyright: Jesus Linares (jlinaresp) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 484 W: 17 N: 1004] (3748)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-08
Categories: Spiders
Camera: Canon SX 110 IS
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-08 9:49
Viewed: 342
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
Continuing the "Week of the ugly guys" ...

#2) A Crab Spider, eating breakfast courtesy of an unfortunate Leptotes cassius.

Taken with good light conditions, but with enough wind. Because of this, and the constant movement of the spider with its prey, I decided to use ISO 100 combined with an aperture of f/3.2. This allowed me a shutter speed of 1/1000s, good to counter these moves.

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 0 N: 561] (3236)
  • [2009-09-08 10:01]

Ola Jesus,

Esta imagen extraordinaria. ¿Qué trucos!
Un rendimiento excepcional con unos colores fantásticos.
Por desgracia, esta es la ley de la naturaleza. El más fuerte se come al más débil.
Una tarde tranquila,
Adrian

Ola Jesus
what a great capture ambusher thomisid's breakfast. sharp details, POV, composition, color contrast and exposure great. thanks for sharing this beautiful frame. best wishes
Ahmet

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2009-09-08 10:23]

Hi Jesus. I thing the spider is the winner so far with the ugly insects. But we will have to see what wednesday brings, You have taken the two with good detai land natural colours. I shame for the butterfly but this is nature. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 15 N: 1636] (6365)
  • [2009-09-08 10:28]

Hello Jesus
Excellent capture with great moment.
Regards
Razvan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 94 N: 5569] (17712)
  • [2009-09-08 11:00]

Hello Jesus,
Great scene in very beautiful light and colours and excellent sharpness and details. Very good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hola Jesús

Pues con todo ello te ha salido una imagen muy buena. Y realmente esta araña si fuera de un tamaño grande le deberiamos tener miedo.

Fantastica imagen.

Un saludo Antonio

An impressive action capture of an ambusher and its poor prey butterfly MF Jesus. Experly taken in all around. i especially liked your POV to show more details.
TFS and have a nice night!
Cheers,

bayram

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 417 W: 0 N: 1039] (5576)
  • [2009-09-08 11:23]

Very good photo of this Crab Spider, lucky Moment!

  • Great 
  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-09-08 11:39]

Hi Jesus,very impressive macro! I know these littles butterflies and how isn't easy a pic like that....and the moment is incredible,terrible,dramatic...very great scoop!! My best compliments,this is class.Have a nice day,Luciano

Ciao Jesus,
una meravigliosa composizione per un'immagine di grande impatto visivo, ottima definizione messa a fuoco precisa nonostante le difficoltà del vento, splendidi e naturali i colori, eccellenti POV e DOF.
Ti ringrazio per il tuo apprezzato commento alla mia immagine e sono orgoglioso che tu l'abbia voluta scegliere fra le tue favorite.
Grazie e complimenti.
Ciao Maurizio

Hello Jesus,

Your preparations for this shot have resulted in a fine, sharp capture. The dof is good and provides fine details of the predator and its unfortunate prey.
Good dof to set the drama against an unobtrusive b/g.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

This one looks really ugly ;) But the true is that this is a part of nature :) Bad momnet for butterfly - good for the spider.
Very nice documentary picture and also a nice macro photo :)
TFS and best regards from Lodz,
Radomir

Ciao Jesus, eh povera farfallina, micidiale questo ragnetto, somiglia molto al nostro Thomisus onustus, ma non sono certo dell'id, splendida macro d'azione di gran qualità, bravissimo anche qui, ciao Silvio

Hola Jesus,

This is simply great shot of the crab spider getting its prey and this time it is an adorable butterfly :(

Great sharpness and taken from a perfect POV along with wonderful use of the shallow DOF. The colors and textures on the body of the spider are very well shown. Nice work!

best regards,
Paras

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4954)
  • [2009-09-08 15:03]

Slav Jesûs,
Great capture with nice light and colors.Very good composed in action.TFS.
Dûrzan

hello Jesús

an excellent timing from you to shoot in photo
this action shot of the world of insects, fine POV, DOF,
always superb focus with great sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-09-08 17:13]

Hi Jesus,

It always surprises me to see a crab spider making a meal of a butterfly so much bigger than he is. Poor butterfly! You captured the moment perfectly with this wonderful macro. The details of the spider are marvelous and the movement of the butterfly is so natural. Great job as always.

Jane

Hi Jesus,Great action shot with nice sharpness and details.. TFS
Best Regards
Özgür

Hello Jesus,

I'm glad you show us those "ugly guys", they add drama to a picture. Your spider even caught a butterfly, making the scene deceptively beautiful. great!
Best regards
Dietrich

Ola Jesus
bellissimo scatto di questo ragno che prepara il suo pranzo: peccato per la piccola farfalla ma questo è il ciclo che segue la natura, c'è chi è preda e chi è predatore. Ottima la resa cromatica, la luce ed i dettagli. Un ottimo lavoro.
Livio

Cai Jesus. Oltre ad essere una macro nitidissima e in grande DOF ci rappresenta una situazione drammatica. Ma la Natura deve fare il suo corso.

Roberto

Hello Jesus
a very great scene of this Crab Spider, he have captured a beautiful prey, poor butterfly ! the great sunlight illumated this shot superbly, wonderful colors and excellent sharp details
Have a good night
Jacqueline

very great moment captured ;)

so good sharpness and colors

compliments

Matteo

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