Green crab spider

As usual, CCs are welcome

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Neat, I havent come across a green one yet.

Even though it is hard to tell what it is in, I like #2 just because of the quirky angle, looks like it is "about to get you"

I like #2, but think that maybe a more square crop would help, removng the black dead space on the right, it draws the eye from the subject.

Not keen on #1, it is the sort of shot I do, facing the wrong way and cut off limbs.

Lovely captures - oddly I prefer #1
Brian v.

Crimzon wrote in post #16111833
Neat, I havent come across a green one yet.

Even though it is hard to tell what it is in, I like #2 just because of the quirky angle, looks like it is "about to get you"

its inside a bended plant leaf.

BasAndrews wrote in post #16112666
I like #2, but think that maybe a more square crop would help, removng the black dead space on the right, it draws the eye from the subject.

Not keen on #1, it is the sort of shot I do, facing the wrong way and cut off limbs.

hmm that might work better in this case...

LordV wrote in post #16112836
Lovely captures - oddly I prefer #1
Brian v.

Thanks everyone!

Super shots. The pensive poses are captured in both 1 and 2.
In #1 the movement of the leaf expressed by the veins mimics a web. That and the Spiders out stretched legs complement one another perfectly and the missing bit of leg is not an issue.
The black space in #2 doesn't divert ones attention, it contrasts very nicely, focusing attention on the subject and lends a sinister tone.
It is called Chiaroscuro, the play of light and dark. Dutch and Itialian painters used it to great effect for centuries. He looks like the "Night Watchman".

I also prefer #1.the light is softer.not crazy with the angle,but some days you take what you can get.

Good looking spider. I like Snowy's little write up; very interesting. Both shots are acceptable but I gravitate to the first one more because of the clean background as I find the second one a tad busy.

nice ones!

Snowyman wrote in post #16113204
Super shots. The pensive poses are captured in both 1 and 2.
In #1 the movement of the leaf expressed by the veins mimics a web. That and the Spiders out stretched legs complement one another perfectly and the missing bit of leg is not an issue.
The black space in #2 doesn't divert ones attention, it contrasts very nicely, focusing attention on the subject and lends a sinister tone.
It is called Chiaroscuro, the play of light and dark. Dutch and Itialian painters used it to great effect for centuries. He looks like the "Night Watchman".

another reason I don't like to give critique. I am simply not good enough at the science or art.

I will stick with encouragement, and helping that way.

Snowyman wrote in post #16113204
Super shots. The pensive poses are captured in both 1 and 2.
In #1 the movement of the leaf expressed by the veins mimics a web. That and the Spiders out stretched legs complement one another perfectly and the missing bit of leg is not an issue.
The black space in #2 doesn't divert ones attention, it contrasts very nicely, focusing attention on the subject and lends a sinister tone.
It is called Chiaroscuro, the play of light and dark. Dutch and Itialian painters used it to great effect for centuries. He looks like the "Night Watchman".

If I ever publish a book, I'll choose you to write all my photo captions lol
Thanks a lot for your words, I couldn't say better even if I tried, I think that would be the perfect way to "sell" my photos
And of course, I wasn't thinking about "Chiaroscuro" or whatever when I took the pictures
But its nice to see how people are able interpret your work (even if you were just trying to take some nice macro shots lol)

mandokid1 wrote in post #16113492
I also prefer #1.the light is softer.not crazy with the angle,but some days you take what you can get.

Ishrani wrote in post #16113551
Good looking spider. I like Snowy's little write up; very interesting. Both shots are acceptable but I gravitate to the first one more because of the clean background as I find the second one a tad busy.

alquimista wrote in post #16113597
nice ones!

BasAndrews wrote in post #16113764
another reason I don't like to give critique. I am simply not good enough at the science or art.

I will stick with encouragement, and helping that way.

I understand what you're saying, but I don't think you need to be good at science or art to be able to say if you like a photo or not, or explain why

Thanks everyone!

BasAndrews wrote in post #16113764
another reason I don't like to give critique. I am simply not good enough at the science or art.

I will stick with encouragement, and helping that way.

Sorry Bas I wasn't trying to discourage you, rather encourage Warl0rd as he had already had ripped his images to shreds.

If we only look at the bad and make apologies for our efforts people do tend to pick up on that and rub the negative in. I like contrast and in truth it is not that often an opportunity arises to shed light on the positive aspects of an image.

Incredibly good images are actually very hard to critique and yet can be as mundane as incredibly bad ones!

Number one for me but I think if you're going for an arty composition then you need to have all the limbs visible, my eye keeps being drawn to the dissected one.

Very nice shots!

Worcester Lad wrote in post #16114377
Number one for me but I think if you're going for an arty composition then you need to have all the limbs visible, my eye keeps being drawn to the dissected one.

Yep, and to make things worst my viewfinder doesn't have 100% coverage, so on the field I should really have noticed it...

I'll have to be more careful next time, but I'm sure it will eventually happen again

Snowyman wrote in post #16114366
Sorry Bas I wasn't trying to discourage you, rather encourage Warl0rd as he had already had ripped his images to shreds.

If we only look at the bad and make apologies for our efforts people do tend to pick up on that and rub the negative in. I like contrast and in truth it is not that often an opportunity arises to shed light on the positive aspects of an image.

Incredibly good images are actually very hard to critique and yet can be as mundane as incredibly bad ones!

true. but by pointing out all the errors, if I start paying more attention to then, next time I'll try not to repeat them, and its better that I do all the mistakes with a more common crab spider then some exotic bug I might find latter on (and that I would regret much much more).
Nothing worst then having THE chance and ruining it with a common mistake.
In the end its all about practice, learning with the mistakes, and luck (on finding the bugs :lol

KILLERCLOWN wrote in post #16114386
Very nice shots!

thanks