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Pesticide...To The Extreme!
Pesticide...To The Extreme!
LauraK


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Challenge: In the Garden (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F505V
Location: my backyard
Date: Jul 23, 2003
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2003

 Who needs chemicals to kill pesky insects when you have one of these in residence above your tomato plants? Many thanks to my fiance, who, despite his distaste for spiders, managed to hold the flashlight still. Shown slightly larger than actual size of about 1.5 inches in diameter. *grin*

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Place: 82 out of 350
Avg (all users): 5.6812
Avg (commenters): 6.3636
Avg (participants): 5.4476
Avg (non-participants): 6.0698
Views since voting: 1057
Votes: 229
Comments: 12
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08/05/2003 05:18:57 PM
ewwwwwwww
 08/04/2003 02:22:48 AM
with that black background, it may not me think at all to a garden... so I doubt it meets the challenge
 08/03/2003 10:40:45 AM
Beautiful shot. Makes my skin crawl (shudder)
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 08/03/2003 12:01:21 AM
This is at least the second "spider with a dark background" picture I've seen, and I've been confused both times as to why someone would feel this conveyed 'in the garden'. If the background were visibly gardeny, sure. But this could be anywhere.

It's a good shot; the lighting on the spider is good and it's a very well focussed close-up. It just doesn't do me topically.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/02/2003 10:59:45 AM
ooo, nasty thing!
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 07/31/2003 08:14:57 AM
Very good, I had one similar to yours, but it wouldn't compare, yours is much better...Good luck.
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 07/31/2003 03:51:50 AM
The harsh lighting is very effective here, and enhances the texture of your subject. Also very nice texture captured in the silk strand he's hanging from. Colour has been captured nicely given the harsh lighting. Good crop. 9
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 07/30/2003 07:21:51 PM
OMG.... I think I'm gonna hurl...... this makes me sick.... but it's a wonderful close-up shot... too close for me
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 07/30/2003 07:12:36 PM
Where in the heck did you get that thing !?
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 07/30/2003 06:02:02 PM
wow!
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 07/30/2003 01:36:46 PM
YECHH... quick cursory glances... looks in-focus... nice contrast... good use of lighting...
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 07/29/2003 09:50:12 PM
I am going to have trouble sleeping now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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