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Second giant.

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Posted by David Taylor on August 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Second giant.
A spider, BIF. :smile: :smile:. About the same size as the hoverfly, body length around 8mm, starting a web on my bamboo plant.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F18
1/200s
ISO50
Manual exposure
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on August 27, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Thats a cracker David. The spider stands out well yet still shows a sense of it's environment.
Robert.
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on August 27, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Hi a cracker David.

Phil.

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Posted by Mike Acreman on August 27, 2009 at 10:32 PM
lovely detail and colours david
Posted by Craig Jones on August 28, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Beautiful spider with great detail and colours,like the little bit of the cobweb shown,very nice David :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 28, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Cracking shot David. If they get any bigger I am going to start having nightmares :biggrin: