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In Wait

by Balan Vinod

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 10, 20182,782 views3 comments
Its been raining , and very cloudy, and the Clitoria ternatea  is in bloom all over the wild. It wasn't easy, with the fine breeze.  A crab spider in wait on the flower.

Did some r&d on the spider, and found this to be Thomisus telanganensis, a threatened species, of a japanese crab spider.  

6DII, 180 Tamron, ISO400, F13, 1/100

Balan Vinod

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 10, 2018 at 2:46 PM
The crab spider looks very good, Balan.  The colors and shape of the flower are very attractive also.  (The center parts have me thinking of a monkey's head...sad )  A bit more dof so that the back end of the spider was sharp would be nice, but I see you're already at f/13, so there isn't a lot more dof to get while maintaining image quality.
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Comment posted by Ry Birge on June 11, 2018 at 5:32 PM
Absolutley beautiful!  Great comp and what colors.   Love it in every way Balan
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 14, 2018 at 12:02 PM
Balan: What a great find and a fine capture. Frame filling fantastic.>=))>
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