Fooled By Camouflage
by Heather Nilson
I shot this three years ago, while I was running around like a fool trying to shoot every flower in sight during an absolutely terrific wildflower year. I think my original intention was just to fill the frame with yellow and the little thorns/hairs/whatever-those-are on the stems. I was so busy looking at the flowers that I completely failed to notice that amazingly well-camouflaged spider on the bottom left. So, the most interesting part of the composition is poorly placed in the frame and not in the plane of focus. Oh well, I got a big kick out of it when I later found it on my computer monitor. I still think that's a stunning bit of evolutionary color-matching.
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3 commentsI have done this often, too, where some interesting detail isn't seen until the image is viewed on the computer. In fact, my "Deer fly?" posting in the macro gallery is a case in point! It all adds to the fun of photography IMO.