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by Jim Khoo

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 10, 20043,327 views13 comments
This was taken last fall. I stumbled across a very grassy area while trying to shoot dragonflies, where argiopes were a plenty. Looked around for the biggest one, setup the tripod and waiting for the action to begin. Here's one from series. Please critique!


10D, 180mm. Slightly cropped.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by R Arvind on March 10, 2004 at 7:55 AM
Very interesting Kim. I like it even more because the web is fairly well focussed and it aids the composition of this picture.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 29 Posts, 389 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 10, 2004 at 12:49 PM
Nice BG and nice DOF in my opinion. The colors on the spider are very nice. I agree with Mr. Arvind, the web adds nicely.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Lamb on March 10, 2004 at 2:09 PM
Excellent colors and as stated above the DOF works very well too! The composition and crop are also spot on. Well done!!
Registered on November 16, 2003, 58 Posts, 138 Comments
Comment posted by Skip Layman on March 10, 2004 at 4:29 PM
Very nicely done. Good detail and color saturation is just right. This reminds my of my youth when I would catch grasshoppers and toss them into the web to watch the spider react.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Bates on March 10, 2004 at 7:29 PM
The web with the dew droplets and the color of the spider make this oen for me, Jim - Neat image!!

Michael
Registered on November 1, 2003, 149 Posts, 2381 Comments
Comment posted by Maureen McKovich on March 10, 2004 at 10:38 PM
Hi Jim - This is exquisite!
Registered on November 9, 2003, 221 Posts, 1628 Comments
Comment posted by Danny on March 11, 2004 at 2:57 AM
Oh yeah Jim, this is terrific. Superb focus and details. Just have to love the colours and the behaviour side of this macro. I can't fault this one, its great !!!

All the best Jim, wonderful clean background as well :toast:

Danny.
Registered on November 25, 2003, 165 Posts, 1345 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on March 11, 2004 at 2:49 PM
Hi Jim,
this is a winner combination of behaviour image and aestetich. The geometrical shapes of the web are awesome and the DOF is super. Kudos :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on March 12, 2004 at 8:40 PM
Jim,

Great shot!!! All aspects of this image are interesting. Good behavioral shot with super image clarity and background. I like how the web is illuminated. And the fact that you caught him with prey is all the more special.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments
Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on March 12, 2004 at 10:03 PM
I like the sharp details and the colors. :cool: nice image. :toast:
Registered on November 25, 2003, 253 Posts, 434 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Elliot on March 16, 2004 at 9:44 AM
Congratulations Jim on this image and a well deserved award.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 126 Posts, 540 Comments
Comment posted by Marcos Veiga on March 21, 2004 at 1:37 PM
Lovely nightmare, superb. Congrats. :smile:
Marcos Veiga
Spain
<a href="http://www.marcosveiga.com" target="_blank">Marcos Veiga</a>
Registered on December 28, 2003, 0 Posts, 21 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 12, 2018 at 4:53 PM
That is a huge garden spider.  Love the colors and excellent job with DOF here.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments