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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Arlen on June 28, 2023, 11:46:51 pm

Title: Lying in Wait
Post by: Arlen on June 28, 2023, 11:46:51 pm

Peter Ait's recent post with a picture of a flower with a small buggy interloper reminded me of a related photo that I took many years ago. A little searching turned it up.
Flowers, it seems, are more dangerous places than one might have imagined.
 

(https://pbase.com/art1/image/173766832/original.jpg)

Title: Re: Lying in Wait
Post by: Bob_B on June 29, 2023, 06:54:25 am

Love the colors and composition. Is that a jumping spider?

Title: Re: Lying in Wait
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on June 29, 2023, 03:37:24 pm

Neat!

Title: Re: Lying in Wait
Post by: francois on June 30, 2023, 03:57:04 am

The composition is superb! Waiting for some action, now…

Title: Re: Lying in Wait
Post by: Arlen on June 30, 2023, 02:51:51 pm

Bob, Eric, and Francois, thank you for commenting. In some ways it was a lucky find; you never know what will reveal itself when you start looking through the lens at the macro level.

Quote from: Bob_B on June 29, 2023, 06:54:25 am

Love the colors and composition. Is that a jumping spider?

I don't think so. I don't have pictures of it from different angles, but from what I can see I believe it may be a Cross Orbweaver Spider.