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Golden Spider
Kelli


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Collection: November SOL side challenge
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical AF for Canon
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Animals, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2008

Viewed: 319
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

 I've never seen a spider this color before. Quite golden, almost like a statue. He was quite large too, but I couldn't get close enough to get any detail. I was hanging off a dock with my legs wrapped around a post and my head dangling over the water and zoomed to 300mm to try to get him.

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 11/09/2008 07:26:54 PM
Wow, you sure went to a lot of work for this! I've never seen a spider that colour before either, so thanks for the effort!! I like how it looks like he's just floating there.
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 11/03/2008 06:20:47 PM
This has lots of creep effect going for it, I think because of the lack of web. I think that's funny about what you had to do to get the picture, because I think we all do that and it seems normal!
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 11/03/2008 06:20:37 PM
I'm picturing you in the position you describe.

Now, I'm picturing you falling in.

oops.

Good capture -- interesting in that he looks suspended in midair
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 11/03/2008 03:25:07 PM
Nice shot of the spider Kelli - I'm intrigued by your contorsionist capabilities - wish someone was taking a photo of that!!
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 11/02/2008 07:24:57 PM
Quote delicate to look at, and it has a feeling of spacial tension as well.
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 11/02/2008 12:21:58 PM
Good story! So if you were upside down, is this spider rightside up? Be careful, we don't want anyone to get hurt, or wet, in this SC!
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 11/02/2008 09:35:44 AM
lol ... i just read that bit about the spider waiting for the bug-a-phobes .. funny ... that definitely isnt me ..
great shot kelli .. they can be very hard to photograph if its windy .. the slightest breeze and that spider on the web wobbles around like a mad thing ..
omg .. i just read how you got this guy ... lol ..
LOL AGAIN .. i just re-read the bit in the thread .. it didnt way waiting it said warning .. silly me .. i read it wrong ..:)
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 11/02/2008 06:55:39 AM
Oh my goodness!! Very nice image and wonderful description of your efforts to achieve it.
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 11/02/2008 06:07:15 AM
I'm impressed by your agility AND the wierd spider-nicely shown :)
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 11/02/2008 05:16:42 AM
Wow I am glad you didnt fall but the shot was worth it!
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 11/02/2008 04:47:15 AM
your descroption of getting this image is LOL
the things we do for a click moment!
nice handling of the exposure
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 11/02/2008 04:34:07 AM
Cool pic Kelli! I hope you had your camera strap wrapped around your neck! You wouldn't want to lose that in the water!
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