Kiss Of The Spider Woman. Up close and personal sans tripod.

[JBW]

[deetheturk]

Cool image B

[JBW]

Cool image B

it did work well.

[John 2]

Gruesome but a good capture.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice Brian,I wonder how it would look if you crop it from right and from bottom just to leave the spider with a piece of flower..then spider would stand out more I suppose...But your shot is nice as it is anyway

[JBW]

Very nice Brian,I wonder how it would look if you crop it from right and from bottom just to leave the spider with a piece of flower..then spider would stand out more I suppose...But your shot is nice as it is anyway

Give it a try. I enjoy seeing how other people see my shots.
B

[JBW]

Gruesome but a good capture.

yeah a little, or else it is romantic.

[Shadowman]

Very nice.

[bnnrcn]

As you said so,I cropped them into two alternatives

[bnnrcn]

I think your composition is much nicer...for a bigger spider image ,crop#1 might be suitable

[StuartR1953]

Personally, I prefer the first crop. Gruesome but fascinating image..

[JBW]

I think your composition is much nicer...for a bigger spider image ,crop#1 might be suitable

I do prefer mine, if for no other reason than with your crops the ant is lost.

[DigitalScape]

Very nice capture, Brian. I am partial to the first crop - it highlights/focuses on the main aspect of the image (the spider capturing a meal).

John
www.DigitalScapePhotography.com

[jamn4ex]

Great shot Brian. That is a flower in your hedge ,Right?

[Wavelength]

You are doing really right now a days..... I really enjoy your recent images.......

[Geoff F]

Not sure what the meal was, but if this was in the UK the spider would definitely be Misumena vatia, one of the crab spiders (Thomisidae family).

It is amazing how they can catch prey considerably larger than themselves and, in many cases, potentially dangerous creatures like bees etc.

And they can slightly change colour to blend in with their surroundings.

[JBW]

Very nice capture, Brian. I am partial to the first crop - it highlights/focuses on the main aspect of the image (the spider capturing a meal).

John
www.DigitalScapePhotography.com

I struggle with the competition between detail and context.

[JBW]

Great shot Brian. That is a flower in your hedge ,Right?

yes it is.

[JBW]

Not sure what the meal was, but if this was in the UK the spider would definitely be Misumena vatia, one of the crab spiders (Thomisidae family).

It is amazing how they can catch prey considerably larger than themselves and, in many cases, potentially dangerous creatures like bees etc.

I have no idea either what the meal is. These spiders do come in a variety of translucent shades.

And they can slightly change colour to blend in with their surroundings.

[JBW]

You are doing really right now a days..... I really enjoy your recent images.......

thank you.