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Postby Steffen on Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:07 pm

I was fooling around in my backyard this evening, trying to recall which lens is best at which shooting distance in conjunction with the 2x Macro TC. I hadn't used that in a while... Anyway, while I concentrated on the pollen of this hibiscus flower, a funky little spider snuck in and planted itself on one of the petals (click for large):

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I didn't see it until the RAW processing in bibble. If I had spotted it sooner I'd have given it more attention, and maybe even put it in focus :wink:

I suppose it is one of those sneaky camouflage spiders that wait for unsuspecting insects to decend on the flower?

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Postby owen on Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:13 pm

Hey steffen, it's always good when you catch something in your photo that you didn't see. It also can be a negative as I tell myself "You should have checked the framing/composition better!"

No offense but that photo is like looking at the sun :shock:
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Postby Steffen on Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:41 pm

owen wrote:No offense but that photo is like looking at the sun


It is, isn't it? :)

I find high-key suits those flowers very well.

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