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Spider and The Bee

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 9, 2010172 views5 comments

I watched and photographed this Crab Spider off and on for a day and a half on a patch of blooming chive plants. On the second day I finally found out what he was waiting so patiently for. His patients and mine finally payed off.
Taken with a Canon D60 with a Sigma 90mm 2.8 macro lens.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on February 9, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Whoa! Bad news for the bee!

Great documentary shot. Glad you waited and worked the subject. Excellent details and colors. Did you use flash?

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on February 9, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Thanks Joel. No, no flash was used.

Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 10, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Good shot, I like this very tight close up. I understand what you mean about patient and reward.
I have an image of a similar spider and I'll post it next time.Mauro.

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on February 10, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Cool find and capture Clayton, being able to find subjects like this is why I enjoy Macro so much. Nice sharp detail in the insects with good DOF choice. I find it's tough to get all the subject in good focus as you did here. What F setting did you use? Again, well done.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on February 10, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Thanks John. I had to go back and look at my exif on this one before I posted it to remind me. It had been a while since I shot it. It was shot at F22 and the Tv was 200 as I recall. I shot it in Av mode.
Clayton

Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments