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Argiope aurantia

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 10, 2011361 views14 comments

Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider, or Corn Spider. Seen here in it's juvenile form, with Coreopsis in the background..About one inch in length.
F/11, 1/30th, ISO 400, 20D, 150mm Sigma + Kenko 1.4x and Sigma EM-140 DG ringflash.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Very fine spider image. Nice comp. and the colors all work very well together. Spiders are one of my favorite macro subjects.

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on March 10, 2011 at 10:46 AM

Nice detail! I really like the bg color. Well crafted image. - Vince

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on March 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

Fantastic detail and clarity - and a beautifully colored background. This is beautiful shot, Howard. Exposure is perfect, and the bright colors behind add a really nice touch.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 10, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Fantastic image Howard ..the BG really places the spider in a pot of gold ..and the web pattern is amazing ...well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on March 10, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Excellent image, great color and the ring light did a great job a filling in the spider.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 10, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Excellent capture. The background works well and the web detail is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on March 10, 2011 at 6:42 PM

I am not a fan of spiders but this is one great spider picture! The details of the web and spider are in good focus and are quite interesting to look at. The background and its color really showcase this guy!

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on March 10, 2011 at 6:44 PM

Very nice, Howard. I like the colorful background. Ron

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on March 10, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Hey Howard, super shoot love the details.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 10, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Setting this spider up agains the coreopsis was a great idea. These spiders are very cool and this is a superb shot of one of them.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 11, 2011 at 8:40 AM

Howard: Spectacular subject and the perfect BG. Great find, good photography. >=))>

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 11, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Howard,
I love the colors and the detail here. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 12, 2011 at 5:47 AM

Howard, this is an amazing shot with this spider against this web against this background. Wonderful detail, light, colors, form.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 14, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Amazing details andcolors. Another great macro

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