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Looks Like a Lady

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 2, 2009154 views7 comments

Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider in North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider..
F/14, 1/15th, ISO 800. Canon 1D Mark III, Sigma 150mm + 36mm ext ring and ringflash/fill. Early yesterday morning in shade.
Flower is purple sage.
My wife says it looks like it has a "doll" or "pixie" face, ergo the title..Like that Aerosmith song too :)

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7 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on November 2, 2009 at 9:50 PM

That! that! bug looks like a lady! - great, now I have that song stuck in my head!

Nice details and colors. You did a great job balancing the ring flash for fill as I wouldn't have even known a flash was used. The background is nice and smooth. Well done.

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on November 2, 2009 at 11:22 PM

Super detail, Howard. Nice exposure and a really good comp, IMO.

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Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on November 3, 2009 at 5:05 AM

Great colours and details, and I like how both the spider and the flower are hairy. Nice pose too. Excellent capture!

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on November 3, 2009 at 5:06 AM

So impressive! Lovely compo Howard :)

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Comment posted by David Schwaegler on November 3, 2009 at 8:49 AM

Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 3, 2009 at 9:02 AM

Sure looks like a crab. Lovely comp.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on November 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM

Wow, Great capture Howard. Macro photography amazes me. The detail is great.

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