I almost didn't see this guy while I was looking for some flowers to shoot.
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Posted by Geoff Shapiro on August 29, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Great! I love it, Ryan! I can see why you might have missed the spider as its color was made for blending in with the red flower. That was a really open f-stop you used but it made for the narrow depth of field that has isolated the spider from its surroundings.
wonderful shot Ryan. Be good in Macro or Flora forums! Love your choice for aperture– perfect for this one; the flower looks dreamy, and the spider looks appropriately creepy. Nice contrast.
Posted by Cliff Dodge on August 29, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Colorful and appealing....but watch out! Good shot.
Posted by Steve Cole on August 29, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Awesome shot. the DOF really makes this shot stellar..
Posted by David Cobb on August 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM
A nice showcase shot for this spider on the coneflower Ray, and I like your choice of DOF here. I'd be interested in seeing another posting with just a tad more cropped from the top.
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Posted by Mark Hudon on August 30, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Cool shot, Ryan.
Posted by Greg Vaughn on August 31, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Terrific, Ryan! I really like the radiating lines and counterpoint of the spiders legs to the symmetry.
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