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Rainy day Wasp Spider

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 10, 2012213 views5 comments

Nikon D700, Nikon 200mm f4 micro,
1/6s @ f32
ISO 400

Taken at Blashford Lakes nature reserve near Ringwood Hampshire UK.

These are found in only a few places over here as they are from warmer climates first seen here in the 1920s but do breed here now.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 10, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Ian...love this frame.. a spider with 8(guess my count is right) drops around ..one for each leg ...the exposure is perfect too
Well Done

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 10, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Wow, Ian. Another very impressive spider image. Great job separating it from the bg, and being able to get the entire spider, web, and water drops in focus. The water drops are unusual, and I like the way you got refracted images in the drops. The spider is is striking and really well rendered. Super image with many fine elements.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 10, 2012 at 10:40 PM

Impressive detail and composition. The water droplets really enhances the image.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 11, 2012 at 8:45 AM

This is just terrific - sharp spider, nice POV, and the web and water drops are just wonderful.
Not the smallest nit from me -

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 18, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Terrific details and perfect dof. It looks like she needs to go back and get retrained in web design...this one's a bit sloppy.

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