macro photo of a cross orbweaver spider

[Ecooper]

Hi all,

Here is a macro photo of a cross orbweaver spider (Araneus diadematus) that I put up on my blog yesterday. I was using this picture as one example of how to crop an image.

Cheers,

EC

www.macrocritters.wordpress.com



P8177473 orb spider closer rotated copyright Ernie Cooper 2012_filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr

 

[stacy]

nice pic

 

[Ecooper]

nice pic

Thanks!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

I love the lighting in this picture

 

[lancaster1313]

Beautiful!

My daughter has a plush spider made after the same species.

 

[kotomi]

They looks so fuzzy and cute up close! Great pic.

 

[Sublime64tothe42]

that is SO COOL! great shot! are you a pro?!

 

[Precarious]

Pretty spider and great shot!

 

[Ecooper]

They looks so fuzzy and cute up close! Great pic.

Thank you!

EC

www.macrocritters.wordpress.com

 

[Ecooper]

that is SO COOL! great shot! are you a pro?!

Thanks! No...not anymore. I used to shoot commercially, but found that I was just shooting for $, not for fun anymore. I walked away from photography for a few years, then got back into it in a serious way this past year. Now I shoot for my blog, and photography is fun again. Challenging too because of the blog...it pushes me to shoot more and experiment.

EC

www.macrocritters.wordpress.com

 

[sueb4653]

cool

 

[slytle90]

This picture is stunning. I love that you can see all the little hairs. Great shot.

 

[Sublime64tothe42]

Interesting, i just new you are a pro! its cool you are so passionate, always a good sign, helps us live a happy life

May I ask the meaning of "cross"? Hybrid or nick name? I love tossing bugs on orb webs, they spin their prey so quickly! I wonder how

Many webs it would take to make a small

Scarf? lol

 

[Ecooper]

Interesting, i just new you are a pro! its cool you are so passionate, always a good sign, helps us live a happy life

May I ask the meaning of "cross"? Hybrid or nick name? I love tossing bugs on orb webs, they spin their prey so quickly! I wonder how

Many webs it would take to make a small

Scarf? lol

LOL! "Cross orbweaver" is just the common name for the spider. I assumed it refered to the pattern on the abdomen, but I really don't know.

Cheers,

EC

www.macrocritters.wordpress.com