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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 5/10/2007
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:)))
We won't have a huge problem with spiders in Spain, but beetles are another matter....they can be enormous!
Sorry for the poor responses lately, I will catch up soon I hope. :))
Meg.
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 5/7/2007
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Yepper Michele...:))) That bluish grey is natural, the pot is a weathered plastic terracotta coloured one... Was just lucky, as in it stayed while I went and grabbed the camera... :)))
They are quite pretty & fascinating to boot...:)
Thanks kindly Michele, appreciated always...:)
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 5/7/2007
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:))) Thanks Jan... I kill as little as possible, centipedes, are a yes though...
Hubbies unite!!!... LOL, We have a great male friend of 30 odd years, who we have seen, literally, faint when suprised by a spider... His wife has to kill them LOL... SO, I'm guessing there'll be also be couple of wives lined up with those spider killing husbands ~~GRIN~~
Glad you enjoyed Sir... appreciated always Jan...:)
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 5/7/2007
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~~GRIN~~ Robin... Winter will have this one snuggled away somewhere... just waiting for the new people to move in ;)))
Now we have something in the roof, guessing a bush rat by the sounds of gnawing and crashing going on... How it got in there I have no idea... No visible entrances anywhere, and this is a brick house on a slab so has me guessing...:)))
Out of here soon, tiles & floor coverings this week... :)
Thanks heaps Robin, huge HUGS every day...:)))
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 5/7/2007
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MEG!!! You have me laughing so loud... )))
A huge SORRY to the cat...:))) It was rather a big one, but more frightened of me... Will be strange building a new garden from scratch and wondering if the critters will miss us here...LOL... Can't round them up and take 'em with us tho'...;)))
Thanks heaps kind lady...:)))
Onie...
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 5/6/2007
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Nice macro Onie- looks like a Monster spider and a bit hairy too !!!!! Good shot - and this is the natural color- this bluish tone(?) quite pretty actually ! Nice focus and clarity, good dof !!!!
Hugs,
Michele~
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 5/5/2007
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Hubbies of the world unite!!!! We are tired of grabbing the sledgehammer and killing these creatures. When we pass on to our reward we are going to have a lot of explaining to do!
Beautiful color and detail for this very fine macro.
--Regards, Jan
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Robin W
{K:16308} 5/1/2007
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Ewwwwwww...I'm with Sandra...call the hubby, get the sledgehammer, fishing net, bear trap, whatever...just get it out of here!
Excellent macro you brave girl...great clarity (you can see the eyes!) and composition Onie. So happy he lives in your part of the world, not mine! :)
Warm hugs...Robin
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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 5/1/2007
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This looks HUGE...I don't mind the normal kind and have even been known to name them, but this one is just too big for me to like, even the cat jumped back when I opened it. ~~Grin~~
Meg.
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/30/2007
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~~GRIN~~ Larry... Yepper... A friend, they keep the other things I don't like under control... LOL, I think...:)))
Glad you like kind Sir and thanks heaps for comment as always...:)))
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/30/2007
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LOL Sandra... You have me laughing so loud I frightened the cat... I really don't have a problem with spiders, and yet, Bek goes absolutely biserk...:))) Just goes to prove that phobia's aren't passed on all the time...:)))
I'm the spider *rescuer* in our's and other family/friends/workplace... much to everyone (men included) elses disgust )) for years...
My Dad was the teacher on the fascinating aspects of all creatures great and small... :)))
Sorry for making your skin crawl S. :))) but huge thanks heaps for the quick look see ;))) and great comment...:)))
Onie...
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Sandra Anderson
{K:5837} 4/30/2007
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Oh that is so disturbing...urgh...i cant even look at it again...i saw it once, when i opened it...saw the big detail of hairs...and now have scrolled dwon so i can't see it....and you went back to get your camera? i would have gone back to get a huge sledgehammer...and then called out for my husband to kill it....uuurrggrhrgrhrrh.
S
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Nicole Besch
{K:72664} 4/28/2007
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You are very welcome Onie!!! When I read this...Brrr...such a big one, poor you..LOL!!!!
Hugssssssssssss to you,Nicole
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 4/28/2007
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A friend!....super detailed macro excellent work Onie
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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~~GRIN~~ Nicole... This one is of the huntsman family, it was approx. 10 cm... They can grow to 15cm across and live around two years... If bitten it can be swollen and tender, odd occasion causes vomiting, headache etc..:)))
One day to go of the weekend -3hrs and 11 mins. LOL...
I wish you a wonderful weekend of all good things Nicole...:)))
Big HUGS to you also, and Thank you always dear friend...:)))
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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Thanks heaps Joe...:))) This one was a nice size, so the detail and colour was pretty good... Would have liked to be in closer, but, wrong lens...:)))
Glad you liked Sir...:)))
The best of everything to you also Joe...:)))
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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LOL Rog... Have no issue with spiders or snakes... It's those multi-legged things that make my skin crawl... Centipedes, millipedes etc... YEKKK!!!...
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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LOL Srna... Can see me *The Spider Hunter*...
I was lucky to find this one, they are all starting to hide from the cooler weather I think...:)))
Thank you always for your warm words dear friend Srna...:)))
Warm Hugs also...:)
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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~~GRIN~~ Annemette... No, I kept that finger safe...
The spider moved so very quickly, just trying to keep an eye open so that I didn't squash it was a task LOL... I dare say if it bit you you may feel ill, but more from the fact that it was a spider... We have quite a few nasty ones, but, very few deaths... I don't like garden sprays, so usually stay aware when working like today...:)))
Glad you enjoyed this Annemette, thank you kindly always...:)))
You also enjoy a beautiful weekend Annemette...:)))
Warm Hugs also...:)
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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~~GRIN~~ Txules... No victims here, have a lot of respect and love most spiders...:)))
Sadly, I had to tip this one out of it's home when I finished shooting... Trying to get close enough without losing the DoF before it moved was the trick ~~GRIN~~ but, the good spider obliged...
I thank you for the compliment dear friend, this camera has been a wonderful companion... :)))
Onie...
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Nicole Besch
{K:72664} 4/28/2007
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Excellent details and a great macro of this spider my dear!!!I hate spiders..Brrr!!!Which one is he and is he poisonous? He seems really big to me!!! But the shot is AWESOME Onie!!!
The weekend is nearly over for you I suppose,so I wish you a nice week ( with NO spiders....LOL!!)
Big hugs to you...Nicole;)
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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LOL Hilton... I don't mind creepy crawlies... the ones I don't like have more than eight legs ~~GRIN~~...
Glad you like Sir... Had a quick peek at your PF... Looks wonderful... Will find time to come and look properly...:)))
Thank you kindly Sir, appreciated...:)
Onie...
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 4/28/2007
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Australian time 2.29am Sunday dear Riny...:)))
I find them fascinating too Riny... and as you said, clever... So many different sizes, colours, homes and lifestyles...:)))
We have had beautiful rain, 19mm friday night and more Saturday night/now... it's still about 20 degrees here... Sounds like Summer is coming Riny LOL... 28 degres Amsterdam...:)))
Thank you kind Sir as always...:)))
Onie...
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Joe Brown
{K:23213} 4/28/2007
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Excellent macro Onie, I like the metallic blue colour of the spider. Good sharp focus, excellent dof, very good light and exposure.
Well done.
All the best,
Joe
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Roger Skinner
{K:81846} 4/28/2007
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hmmm dont like spiders or snakes kekeke
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 4/28/2007
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Dearest Onie, you did here an awsome macro portrait of the spider :)
Congratulations my Dear :)
The clatity, colours and detail are excellent :) !!!
Bravo You Spider Hunter :-)
Warm hugs
Srna
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 4/28/2007
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Excellent Onie- I hope you didnīt get a finger bitten off- especially the one you use on the photoreleasebutton:-0 *LOL*
Incredible that you have such spiders in your backyard. Is this a poisonous kind?
I think you did a great job on shooting this fellow- the clarity and colours are very good.
Have a nice weekend:-)
Hugs from Annemette
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txules .
{K:62768} 4/28/2007
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where is the victim?, very good macro Onie with nice DOF, a very impressive work for a compact camera but knowing your talent... :).............txules
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hdw Photography
{K:6630} 4/28/2007
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Nicely captured Leonie and creepy....lol.Very sharp and well done.Best wishes
Hilton :)
ps. and so the rest of your portfolio....well done....:)
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 4/28/2007
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Europe time good morning dear Onie,Spiders are fascinating to observe and clever hunters... :)Good macro Onie..7/7 best regard from hot Amsterdam with 28 degrees,hugs,riny
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