Crab Spider Revisited

[Ballen Photo]

Out on another backyard Safari today, I managed to get a shot of this little guy.
Minor cropping done here.
-Bruce
http://www.fototime.com/04CB41A4CB3AE55/standard.jpg

[chemicalbro]

nice shot.. i would imagine this was difficult to expose correctly coz the spider and flower are the same colour (kinda polar bear in a snowstorm thing :))
is this with your m42 macro lens?

[Bald Eagle]

Why do you get all the colorful Crab spiders? Its not fair I tell ya. great shot. well done.

[Ballen Photo]

nice shot.
is this with your m42 macro lens?Yes it is. This was taken with the 50mm Macro Takumar mounted on my 10D. ;)
Why do you get all the colorful Crab spiders? Its not fair I tell ya. great shot. well done. I DUNNO? Kind of strange for the Desert, eh? Thanks for the nice comments Guys. :D
-Bruce

[chemicalbro]

well it looks like that lens is doing the business............. can i ask how much you paid for it...

[Ballen Photo]

well it looks like that lens is doing the business............. can i ask how much you paid for it...Yeah, I think it was $60. on ebay. People are catching on to this now and the prices have been rising. I was watching a 100mm Macro Takumar that went over $200. I think. :rolleyes: Keep your eyes peeled, and sometimes you can still find them cheap. ;)
-Bruce

[sw2001]

nice shot - perfect camouflage

[Ron Wilson]

Now that is a pretty bug. Great colour.

[Leorooster]

I love crab spiders, but I can hardly find one here. Lovely composition. Very nice shot.

[Ballen Photo]

I love crab spiders, but I can hardly find one here. Lovely composition. Very nice shot.I find they seem to like hanging out in Daisys, at least that's where I'm finding them.
Thanks for the comment. :D
-Bruce

[RockOne]

Nice shot.

[Ballen Photo]

Now that is a pretty bug. Great colour.
Thanks Ron. :D (I almost missed your reply) :rolleyes:
Thanks Steve. :D

[marie]

:shock:
never saw this until now Bruce

never saw one quite like it before
talk about camouflage
:lol:
great catch

[Ballen Photo]

:shock:
never saw this until now Bruce

never saw one quite like it before
talk about camouflage
:lol:
great catchThanks Marie, Your kind words are much appreciated. :D
-Bruce

[smasraum]

He looks pretty buff, like he's been working out. And it looks like he's got yellow frosting on his butt, but I'm not going to tell him that. You are catching some great shots. That's what I like about macro, you don't have to go any farther than your back yard if you don't want to.

[Dragonslayer]

Pretty nice shot here but as mentioned this one does blend into the flower keeping it from popping off the image here, Looks pretty sharp, I would have liked to see the front legs and head sharp in focus and in the frame here.

[Ballen Photo]

He looks pretty buff, like he's been working out. And it looks like he's got yellow frosting on his butt, but I'm not going to tell him that. You are catching some great shots. That's what I like about macro, you don't have to go any farther than your back yard if you don't want to.Thanks Steve, I appreciate your comments. :D YUP, I find things to shoot right here in the yard. ;)
-Bruce

[MattyB]

*shudders* i hate spiders eyes and heads :S

i'm more than happy to kill them or even move them from my house in a cup, but upclose they scare me

[scrumpy]

*shudders* i hate spiders eyes and heads :S

i'm more than happy to kill them or even move them from my house in a cup, but upclose they scare me

Nice shot - not easy when the colours don't clash.
MattyB: "If you wish to live and thrive - let the spider run alive." Olde English saying.

I don't like the big ones either!!

[Ballen Photo]

Nice shot - not easy when the colours don't clash. You got THAT right. ;) Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments. Much appreciated. :D
-Bruce

[ryno4youth]

Good work. Too bad he wasen't hanging out on some other color left, but ohh well.

[Ballen Photo]

Good work. Too bad he wasen't hanging out on some other color left, but ohh well.Thanks. :D Yeah, They try to blend in with the flowers they hang out on. ;)
-Bruce