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Colette M. Metcalf |
Fantastic details, comp, and capture!!!!
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Stan Kwasniowski |
Val, beautiful capture
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countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson Contact Tammy M. Anderson Tammy M. Anderson's Gallery |
Outstanding details, dof and comp. Great find and capture.
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- Leslie McLain Contact Leslie McLain Leslie McLain's Gallery |
Amazing capture, Val.
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buffalogalphotos.com - Terry Cervi Contact Terry Cervi Terry Cervi's Gallery |
Knowing its a spider is enough for me, Ms.V. Yikes, that's awfully close! What a fantastic macro of this critter and I love the dof you've used.
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- Bonnie C. Lackey Contact Bonnie C. Lackey Bonnie C. Lackey's Gallery |
I'd call him "web dancer". This is such a beautiful work of art, Valerie!
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- Kathy Salerni Contact Kathy Salerni Kathy Salerni's Gallery |
Ok, I now have the heebee geebees trying to find this spider, Val! The closest I can come is the Western Black Widow from: http://bugguide.net/node/view/97804. Your capture is beautiful, as usual, and your depth of field is perfect! I predict we will see this again! (I can't get it out of my head!)
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Michelle Alton |
No idea. Where's Mr. Baines when we need him? Wonderful capture of this pretty lady, Val.
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Karen Bacon |
An excellent use of dof!Beautifully done Val!
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Douglas Pignet |
very nicely done...great colors
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Ujjwal Mukherjee |
Excellent details, dof and capture,Val!!
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Nadia Paul |
He stands out beautifully against that wonderful soft background - I hope his wife was not around as she is the infamous black widow! Amazing details and perfect comp - stunning work as always my friend - fave!
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- Patrick Rouzes Contact Patrick Rouzes Patrick Rouzes's Gallery |
Superb detail, clarity, focus, comp & macro work, Val. WTG.
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- Joannie Bertucci Contact Joannie Bertucci Joannie Bertucci's Gallery |
I hate that Texas has such big spiders! :-) But you've made it look beautiful...really hope it's not a black widow!
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valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman Contact Val Feldman Val Feldman's Gallery |
Yikes, I think Kathy is right. It's a western black widow. Altho, I did research to discover the type of spider, all the black widow photos had a more bulbous body and no markings on top....thinking maybe this was a male or a juvenile. Glad I was wearing jeans when I tromped thru the field I found him in - happier still that I couldn't get as close as I wanted to! :) :)
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valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman Contact Val Feldman Val Feldman's Gallery |
Thanks everyone - appreciate the stop-by and your comments! (A special thanks to Ms. K!)
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JO ANN CLEVELAND |
Super capture Val! jo ann c.
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Carol L. Fowler |
Great little macro here! The markings can vary quite a bit on black widows- so maybe you are right in that it is a juvie! Anyway, keep it in Texas!
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Debbie Bray |
What a wonderful pastel background to show off this magnificent Black Widow, Miss Val! Best shooting it from afar!! LOL!
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- Laura E. Swan Contact Laura E. Swan Laura E. Swan's Gallery |
I was unhappily shocked to learn last summer that black widows come in a wide variety and not just the classical black shiny shelled ones with a heart on the belly. Different regions have different looks to their spiders! One thing I found in common while researching, however, is that they do not make pretty webs. They make complicated sticky messy ones that are not easy to break away from. Excellent Image!! :O -LOTW :)
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valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman Contact Val Feldman Val Feldman's Gallery |
Thanks everyone - appreciate the stop by...and LOTW, thanks for your well-received info. Believe me - anytime I see red on a spider, I'm heading myself and my camera in the opposite direction! Love your animation!! Thanks so much!
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