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Harvestman and fungi
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Harvestman and fungi

by Daniel & Loana

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 7, 2015942 views7 comments
Found this harvestman on a dead tree, among fungi.
In the large version you can see the eyes at the center of the head and the two missing legs (they use to leave legs when thay need to escape from predators).

Thanks for comments and suggestions.
D&L
cryingcrying

Canon 5DMIII, Sigma150macro, f/13.0, ISO400, 0.4sec, tripod, natural light.

 

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 7, 2015 at 1:41 PM
Lovely testures and color palette in this one, D&L, and the spider makes a great focal point for the composition.  Did yoou shoot any versions with more dof?  I find my myself wishing some of the slightly oof areas were sharper.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on December 7, 2015 at 6:33 PM
Nice combination of elements, D & L. Daddy long legs are tough subjects because their legs are so, well, long, but I like the detail in the body here and the 'shrooms to go with it. 
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 8, 2015 at 8:36 AM
D&L, Thats a lot happening in that little macro space. The colors are wonderful, well done

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 8, 2015 at 3:10 PM
Thank you so much for your comments.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on December 8, 2015 at 4:23 PM
I like the curve of the bark of the tree in the foreground. The spider is friendly enough to take a nice position. The combination of colours is quite harmonious. 
Registered on November 2, 2015, 18 Posts, 192 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 10, 2015 at 12:56 PM
A fine macroscape with critter, D&L.  I'm enjoying the similarity between the spider's body and the mushrooms.  You've also got fine detail in the bark, wood, and mushrooms.  This does a good job of both emphasizing the spider and showing how well it blends into its surroundings.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 13, 2015 at 4:08 PM
Hi  D&Lcrying  Mark's  comment expressed  my thoughts perfectlycool

Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments