Who dares to intrude

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• red45 (30243)
• [2004-12-29 6:53]

I like spiders but this one is little scary. Great pose, composition and details. Very informative note. As we can see men from SA are really brave [vide Japie post] :-)

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• papkin (1580)
• [2004-12-29 6:57]

Hi Willie.
Fantastic photo,beautiful spiders.

Happy New Year Willie.

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• Kirsten (664)
• [2004-12-29 8:44]

i will leave the intruding to someone els...
these most be as big as a hand!at least with the legs.good shot with very good details on the jaws and paws.
good colours too.well done!

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• ellis49 (30807)
• [2004-12-29 9:18]

Great shot Willie.
Very good composition and pose, good details and a great note.
Excellent work.

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• correp01 (1318)
• [2004-12-29 9:48]

Great Shot !
Brr.

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• mumek (847)
• [2004-12-29 10:04]

Willie!
Very good macro!Nice composition, very good detail and clors.Excellent note.

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• netfalls (0)
• [2004-12-29 12:26]

Composition: ****
Sharpness: ****
Color: ****
DOF: **
POV: ****
Note:****

Great shot, very good compo.
Focus a bit soft.
TFS.

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• mogens-j (20)
• [2004-12-29 16:44]

What an excellent capture Willie. This spider is really defending its property and it is heavily armed too. Great colours and stunning sharpness - I cann't believe you did this with a camcorder. Well done and Happy New Year.

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• sandpiper2 (14121)
• [2004-12-29 17:33]
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Impressive shot with a camcorder, makes some of the camera shots on TN look very ordinary. Some impressive fangs and a nice composition and light.

Is the right forearm (spider's left) missing?

Great note on your experience, very enjoyable reading. I was impressed by the spider's longevity, so I did some reading and it seems there are many spiders in the family Theraphosidae that can live 20+ years. So, not only do I get to see great pics on this site, but learn as well, what more can you ask for. Thanks Willie.

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• Luc (14729)
• [2004-12-29 20:25]

Nice title, Willie, for a great presentation.
Great picture and an awesome note.
Thanks

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• Esox (972)
• [2004-12-30 5:03]

Frightening shot.
Good POV, and impressive detail level.
Colours and composition as well.
TFS.

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• japie (5187)
• [2004-12-30 12:21]

Wow Willie, hierdie is pragtig! This is a fantastic POV and the quality is great. Those "fangs" is enough to give me nightmares. Excellent note as well

Very well done and thanks for posting. Happy new year to you and your loved ones.

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• Lourens (1136)
• [2004-12-30 14:33]

Superb image, Willie. Fantastic macro. Great note.

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• miqra (151)
• [2005-01-01 9:53]

Fierce looking monster, excellent shot, very clear and well defined, well done!

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2005-01-01 10:15]

Certainly wouldn't want him crawling on me. Excelent composition and educational note.
Well done.

Mike

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• Callie (7531)
• [2005-01-01 12:06]

Won't you come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly?
It's the pretiest little parlour . . .
Wel Willie, this is really great. well done! Them fangs are beautifully depicted!
Beste weer? vie 2005!
For those interested, and really ready to cringe - I have a shot of one being handheld!, and yes, they can be as big a the palm of my hand!

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• Janice (18648)
• [2005-01-01 20:56]

Ooo, scary. Not my ideal subject but this is an excellent shot of the spider in his lair. Your patience paid off too. Well done, Callie

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• gerhardt (11585)
• [2005-01-02 19:04]

Firstly, please allow me to wish you all the best for 2005, Willie. I have been away for a while and missed some of your shots, I have a weeks vacation left and might drop off the radar again.

This is absolutely stunning! The photo is way up on my favourites list. I love the spiders and this one is the king of 'em all. This is a masterpiece! Well done.

I judge by the colour that this one could belongs to the genus Pterinochilus (Golden baboon spider) There are 7 species in the genus. To ID the specific species one needs a microscope. :)

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• carper (8424)
• [2005-01-05 4:51]

What a creep, wat een engerd Willie,
Very good shot, I have made some spider photos too, but only from small spiders not from big ones like this one, wow, what a thing, very good shot, good pof and dof an a good details in it, fantastic job

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• Midi (2417)
• [2005-01-09 9:09]

Brrrr!! I know this type of spider, we are not friends. When I was in Malawi, one day I found a big one in our kitchen. Very nice close up.

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• livios (16906)
• [2005-01-16 18:30]

Willie, quite a scary shot. Excellent (and courageous) POV and note(as usual).

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• JeanMichel (2864)
• [2005-01-25 10:38]

Congratulations for this one, Willie. The two photos plus the notes are very educational. Technically, it's very good, and I'm impressed by the details you show on the mandibles. Very well done!

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• puciu (2603)
• [2005-01-29 12:37]

Piêknie pokazany my¶liwy, ¶wietne macro.

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• sAner (4744)
• [2005-02-03 14:34]

I love it! My girlfriend doesn't ;)! Great composition, sharp details and wonderful colors. It sure looks scary.

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• DanielT (22)
• [2005-02-11 13:21]

Composition:*****
Color:*****
POV:*****
DOF:*****
Originality:*****
Good capture :)

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• Andrieux (269)
• [2005-02-14 8:42]

Very good Shot.
Congrats.
check mine Spyder if you have time
Cya...
Andrieux

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• j_wyatt (1229)
• [2005-02-14 23:21]

Wow, this photo well gives me, what we call in the USA, "the willies". Pretty funny huh since your name is Willie. I'm really not sure where the expression comes from but it basically means to make your skin crawl and makes you shiver in fear that it might touch you! Personally I doubt that I would spend any time at all trying to get the spider to come OUT of the hole! So bravo to you for WANTING him to come out of the hole and taking such a great closeup photo of him/her.

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• Hisam (215)
• [2005-02-19 16:23]

verry good photo sharp details, educational note

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• honza (4191)
• [2005-02-24 8:56]

Fantastic shot. Perfect composition and details, very good note. I like spiders, super.