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11-JUL-2004 Nugar

Quite Comfortable There (*)

My Garden

And on topic too :Þ

Canon PowerShot G3
1/60s f/8.0 at 28.8mm iso50 with Flash hide exif
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Date/Time11-Jul-2004 09:24:08
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Victor Engel15-Oct-2004 21:12
I've seen them here in Texas, too, but they're not as common as in Guatemala. -- Victor
Nugar15-Oct-2004 18:37
Rod: Thanks, I had the luxury of having the spider in my garden in such a position that I could setup my tripod. But the Sun was high in the sky, hence the blown highlight. It didn't help that the spider was kind of silvery.

Rich: :oÞ LOL

Victor: Thanks for your comments. I live in Panama a couple of countries down the road from Guatemala, so I guess we have the same bugs.
Canon DSLR Challenge15-Oct-2004 13:33
By the way, one thing I really like about this picture is that you can see details of the spider's feet -- how it is holding onto the web. I normally don't see this in spider pictures. -- Victor
Rich 15-Oct-2004 12:24
LOL - You got me, I'll have to remember that.
Rod 15-Oct-2004 12:24
Hehe, trust you Nugar:-) Very good shot too. Well done.
Nugar15-Oct-2004 11:22
LOL I was worried that nobody would rise to the bait! As Victor points out, a spider is not an insect, so it is technically on topic :) Now if you would have said "bugs"...
Victor Engel15-Oct-2004 00:19
Now here is a good reason why I don't think insects should be excluded (even though this is not an insect). This picture is very nostalgic for me. It brings me back immediately to my second home in Guatemala. I love these spiders. We called them run-away spiders because at the slightest hint of a thread, they run away from the middle of their orb web to some hiding place. -- Victor
Rich 14-Oct-2004 23:52
Looks more "insect" than "garden" to me. Are the rules more relaxed in exhibition? Great shot though!