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Lady in Red
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Lady in Red

by scott lanz

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 30, 2012263 views13 comments
This is a small Orbweaver spider (about the size of a penny including its legs) that I shot last spring in my garden. I posted a different version at that time. I thought this one with the blood red bg :eek: was more suited for Halloween. The bg is from red rhododendron blossoms. Nikon D700, 180 macro, ext tube. Comments, questions, and suggestions welcome. :wavey:

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on October 30, 2012 at 8:39 PM
A wickedly cool photograph. Absolutely gorgeous with the red BG. :toast:
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Graham on October 30, 2012 at 11:10 PM
The spider literally glows against the blood red background. I like the composition with the radiating web strands.
Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 30, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Scott,
This is an amazing capture with the detail and colors. :toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Tonia Graves on October 31, 2012 at 1:16 AM
Scott, great macro image! The vibrant, contrasting colors really work well here and I like the comp as well. Nice work!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Venugopal Thantry on October 31, 2012 at 5:32 AM
Wow.... :toast:
Registered on May 12, 2011, 33 Posts, 144 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on October 31, 2012 at 6:45 AM
Super image, the red background does give it a Halloween feel.

Paul
Registered on July 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Hali Sowle on October 31, 2012 at 7:57 AM
Just love that red background it really gives it that Halloween feel. Great light to pop the spider right out
Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments
Comment posted by Peter May on October 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Beautiful shot, Scott. Spiders are really difficult for me. I think this is one of the Leucauge species. There are two in the US.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1998
Registered on November 1, 2003, 7 Posts, 239 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 31, 2012 at 8:49 PM
Scott:
What a beautiful spider image!! :toast: Love the bloody bg. Top notch shot :jump:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 1, 2012 at 6:08 PM
FANTASTIC! I can't say enough about this image to convey how much I like it. The spider is wonderful; the background is perfect; and the web not only tells the story of the creature, it also makes an absolutely gorgeous artistic setting. You did everything just right on this one!
:toast: :toast: :toast:

P.S. I think you should bring this back as the CHRISTMAS SPIDER, too! :jump:
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 2, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Hi Scott :wavey: The red Bg, the marvelous detail on the spider and web, make this a smashing hit :toast: :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 3, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Neat shot, with the green/yellow spider against that stunning red background. Well seen and executed!
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 4, 2013 at 8:32 AM
These tiny arachnids are beautiful in themselves, but I see you've taken it to another level :smile:
Really like the 'blood red' contrasting color of your BG..
I especially like how the Orchard spider's highlighted by this light:toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments