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Crab spider
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Crab spider

by Fabio Giarrizzo

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 17, 2011175 views6 comments
This morning I caught this crab spider (Thomisus sp) having breakfast with a bee, in the countryside near home- Selective sharpening, slightly cropped.
Nikon d90- Nikkor 300mm F4; ISO 200; F5; 1/160; -67 EV; added flash (-1,7); tripod
Many thanks for looking, Fabio

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 17, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Fabio,
unique moment so well captured. The background is perfect and the detail is superb. Beautiful comp too. Excellent work. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on April 17, 2011 at 11:44 PM
Nice catch! I really like a good crab spider and bee image :smile: The colors and BG are awesome :wavey:
Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 18, 2011 at 5:04 AM
Fabio:
Fabulous image. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Beautiful shot, love the pollen it adds sparkle to this shot !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on April 26, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Nice! Lorna's right - the pollen does make this image sparkle! I love those tiny details. The back of the spider looks just a bit hot - but that's a common problem with converting images for the web - and since the rest of the image is so beautifully processed and thought out, I suspect that there's a touch of detail there in the full size version. The smooth background is gorgeous - and those colors are to die for. Just gorgeous, Fabio.
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 18, 2011 at 7:22 AM
Great light, colors, and details Fabio, it's well composed...
There's a distinct inherent beauty in this life & death depiction - very well presented.
She looks well fed too :wink:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments