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Missing Leg

by Balan Vinod

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 23, 2017109 views10 comments
Found this signature spider with a missing leg? and draped in dew

7D, 70 200 with extn @145 mm, ISO 400, F11, 1/50

Balan Vinod

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 23, 2017 at 2:42 PM
Nice detail and color, Balan, and you are right, one leg is missing.  Just looking at him on the web I am sure you couldn't tell that.  That is one of the neat things about macro, is what we can see in the shot that was just not visible otherwise.  The web shows up nicely as well, with a nice muted background. 
Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 23, 2017 at 5:11 PM
Sure looks like it's missing one leg, Balan.  The details and sharpness throughout the frame are excellent and the color in her abdomen is neat.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 23, 2017 at 8:37 PM
Hi  Balan crying     All aspects of this image are great   especially the  detail  and colorfrownblushfrown


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 23, 2017 at 9:00 PM
What a beautiful spider~~
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Really nice color and excellent web Balan. The patterning in the abdomen and the legs are really cool. Interesting that it has lost a leg too.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 24, 2017 at 2:45 PM
It's from NY. To be expected.sad
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on July 24, 2017 at 6:48 PM
Very nice.  Are they named for the unique signature line in the web?  
ML
Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 24, 2017 at 9:02 PM
Hi Balan,

Wonderful colors on this spider. She seems to be doing well for being one leg short. Well done...................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on July 25, 2017 at 12:02 AM
Very nice.  Are they named for the unique signature line in the web?  
ML
Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 25, 2017 at 12:04 AM
Beautiful spider, Balan. Nice colors and patterns. There are letters in the signature. enlightened You also got the web in focus. Another fine spider image!
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments