-ALONG CAME A SPIDER-

© Amanda Chapman

-ALONG CAME A SPIDER-

Uploaded: September 21, 2007

Description



I'm not much on taking creepy-crawly-buggy pictures
but I couldn't pass up taking this one!
He's made his home in my backyard


Comments

Emily E. Bem September 21, 2007

Oh, but this is a COOL creepy-crawly-buggy picture...LOL! The treatment is superb, Amanda....well done, girl! #743516

Roger D. Meador September 21, 2007

Quite dramatic. #4819998

Amy JACKSON September 21, 2007

Cool image, Amanda!! #4820030

Melissa G. Meiselman September 21, 2007

Outstanding capture of the spider, with great selective of color and fine detail, Amanda! I only like these creepy crawlers when I look at them in pictures! #4820052

Melissa Olsen September 21, 2007

THIS ROCKS!!!!!!!!

I love what you did with this, great treatment! #4820125

Kimi A. Phillips September 21, 2007

Getting over your fear, are you?! LOL!Awesome job!!!! #4820131

Cheryl E. Molennor September 21, 2007

Somehow you've managed the show the creepy more creepy! Excellent work #4820229

Angie Sidles level-classic September 21, 2007

Nice job Amanda! You have definately done well with the creepy crawler.

I found one of these in my folks back yard a few weeks ago and tried to shoot it but I couldn't do it. I had my macro lens and everytime I would try to get close it would move and of course it looked 10 times bigger through my camera. My mom got a real good laugh at my expense. :)

Excellent work on this one! #4820265

Joan Kocak September 21, 2007

i just love the lighting and way you've composed this, you've made it a magical looking spider! #4820432

Heather L. Haderly September 21, 2007

This is superb Amanda!!! She is down-right gorgeous, and the green softened background just pulls the eyes right to her. Awesome! #4820558

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict September 21, 2007

Great image here Amanda, great find...Dominick #4820585

Jennifer L. Alder September 21, 2007

COOL!
Love the editing here---
I started a few spider images (and a grasshopper, lol!) and couldn't even finish them ---hahaha!!
This is excellent, Amanda
:) #4820602

William Moore September 21, 2007

outstanding details and your lighting is so complimentary..... #4820879

Michael S. Baker September 21, 2007

Wow, great shot, Amanda! Love everything about this image- composition, lighting detail...a winner in my opinion!

Regards,
Mike B-
#4821680

Michelle L. Frick September 21, 2007

Amazing Amanda! These spiders are all over backyards this summer it seems. Is that its meal, or its eggsac I wonder? Maybe it's best not to know.

Beautiful light and details! #4822785

Erin Appelbaum September 21, 2007

Great image, great title. Awesome work Amanda. Peter #4822820

Amanda Chapman September 21, 2007

Thank you everyone!!!!

Michelle: I wondered the same thing! It looks like its meal! Yucky!!!! #4823072

Kelly A. Gooch September 21, 2007

Gross yet amazing!!! #4824168

Elizabeth R. G September 21, 2007

Wow!!! Great close up and amazing detail here Amanda!!! #4825111

Shannon D. Miller September 22, 2007

Amanda!! This is spectacular, you have really made this spider and it's egg sack look so beautiful! Excellent detail and editing! Love it! Shannon~ #4826562

Jim Britt September 22, 2007

What a cool shot. BTW, I looked it up and no disrespect to the photographer tha took the shots on the following website but yours is way cooler :)

Spider Link

Spider is called an argiope aurantia. I call it a yellow and black spider LOL. Really cool shot. #4827376

cheryl m. phillips September 22, 2007

I am COMPLETELY TERRIFIED of these guys!!
BUT... This is pretty cool, I must admit!
Great work!
~cheryl #4827542

Roxanne M. Bubar September 22, 2007

Amanda, this is just MAGNIFICENT. #4828559

Dianna Hauf September 22, 2007

Oh Amanda!!! SO VERY awesome and cool! What another fabulous job in presentation and effects!!! WTG! #4828775

Glenn E. Urquhart September 23, 2007

Hard to make something that is feared and 'ugly', into a Beautiful Composition!!! VERY Well Done, Amanda!!! Cheers, Glenn. #4831097

September 23, 2007

Just perfect! Your editing is out of this world! Wonderful job!! #4832206

Jennifer L. Alder September 23, 2007

Hope ya are back soon, girl!
:) #4833461

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic September 23, 2007

WOW!!!
You are amazing at bringing out the "spectacular" in the ordinary!
Great work here, Amanda! Really great work!
--Lisa #4833560

Stefania Barbier level-classic September 24, 2007

WOW another amazing work of art Amanda!!! #4835324

Chastity Abbott September 24, 2007

LOVE the colors and the editing!!!!! this is awesome! #4838623

Christopher Jamison September 25, 2007

oh man! I am such an arachnaphobic! this gave me chills!!! #4842936

Amanda Chapman September 26, 2007

Thank you so much guys!!!!!
It gave me chills too Christopher!
I don't have a macro lens so I had to get up pretty close to get this. I was worried he was going to spin a web on my face!!! LOL #4848233

Datha Y. Thompson September 27, 2007

Excellent work Amanda!! LOVE it :0) #4852614

October 09, 2007

so awsome I love it #4905251

Derek D. Dafoe October 22, 2007

Great spider shot Amanda!! #4961500

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