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Spider and shieldbug lunch

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Posted by David Taylor on September 18, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Spider and shieldbug lunch
I was looking at an empty spider's web on my twisted hazel today when all of a sudden a shield bug flew into it and this was the result.

Sigma SD14
Sigma 50mm EX Macro lens
Sigma ring flash
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ISO 50
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Hand Held
RAW adjustment SPP3
Cropped and tidied up in PS Elements 5
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Posted by Tom Smit on September 19, 2008 at 2:25 AM
Hi David,

Looks good. Very detailed picture. I like it.
I know how difficult it is to get such images.
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Posted by Rene de Heer on September 19, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Cool shot, love it
Rene de Heer
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 19, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Great shot, David
one can see the sticky pearls in the web,
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Bertl
Posted by Justin on September 19, 2008 at 4:35 PM
A really good behavioural image and I like how the spider and prey stand out so well from the darker background. :cool:
Posted by Matt Cole on September 19, 2008 at 4:56 PM
a nicely taken shot David, I also happened to see a Shield Bug wrapped up in a web the other day. I wonder whether the abdomen could do with a bit more contrast? The markings seem a bit flat compared to most spiders of this species, but it may well be just this individual. :smile:

Matt
Posted by Tristan Campbell on September 19, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Superb image, though I would prefer to keep my distance from this little creature. Tristan
Posted by David Kjaer on September 21, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Great image that tells a story!

David :toast: