A Monarch and a Crab Spider [Details & Macro]
Uploaded: August 26, 2007 02:13:21
Seeing the spider hidden in this flower was a surprise. The Monarch flew away, unharmed.
Exif: Exposure Time: 1/500, Flash: 16, ISO: 200, Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Carol Sawyer August 26, 2007
Beautiful capture and great timing, Margaret! wonderful colors and details! #723312Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Carol! #4698511Paul E. Earl August 26, 2007
Spider probably thought it was a little daunting to take on! A fantastic capture, Margaret! #4698548Barbara Waldoch August 26, 2007
Fantastic shot, brilliant detail, wonderful colours, Margaret! #4698568Glenn E. Urquhart August 26, 2007
Magnificent clarity and detail, Vibrant color, Outsanding lighting, contrast and use of dof, Well Composed and Quite Beautiful, Margaret!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4698593Laurie Daily August 26, 2007
Great timing, and beautiful comp and colors, Margaret! #4698599Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Paul, Barbara, Glenn and Laurie. I really appreciate your comments! #4698606Mitzie Loland August 26, 2007
Great photo Margaret. #4698632Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Mitzie! #4698717Nina Shields August 26, 2007
Margaret, what a great package deal; first of all you have your gorgeous subject land on a color coordinated flower and then you call in a very fascinating speciman to add a little "spice"; great capture! #4699067Su Sana E. P August 26, 2007
Fabulous macro capture!! Margaret, your composition is absolutely gorgeous!! #4699077Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you for your kind comments Nina and SuSana! #4699176Bill Wyatt August 26, 2007
Kind of a beauty and the beast type story here. LOL.......terrific colors, lighting and composition! #4699295Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Bill! #4699353Melissa G. Meiselman August 26, 2007
Exquisite capture of that gorgeous butterfly sitting on that dazzling colored flower, Margaret! The spider is a terrific bonus, here!! #4699593Sam Britt August 26, 2007
Terrific capture, Margaret. The butterfly and flower are so beautiful. I had to look really hard to spot that spider. #4699642Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thanks Melissa and Sam! #4699673Patrick Rouzes August 26, 2007
Excellent detail, lighting, colors, comp, & lighting on this beautiful capture ,Margaret!!! Superb work!!! #4699763Nadya Johnson August 26, 2007
This is stunning, Margaret! Very beautiful! #4699889Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank You Patrick and Nadya! #4699901Emile Abbott August 26, 2007
Fantastic capture full of detail, Margaret #4699922Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 26, 2007
Oh, Margaret...This is sooooo beautiful with the most gorgeous colors!!!! I'm glad the b/f got away...those crab spiders are not very nice!!! LOL ♫ k #4699929Vikram Jamwal August 26, 2007
Beautiful, very beautiful...I too was surprised to find that spider...then was not sure...but after I read your note, it was confirmed!!! Wonderful work!!! #4699984Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Emile, Kitty and Vikram. I really appreciate your comments! #4700094Sandra R. Alvey August 26, 2007
Beautiful Clarity and color Margaret!! This is just lovely!Sandi #4700096
Claudia Kuhn August 26, 2007
Gorgeous capture Margaret, love the colors and comp! #4700131Karen Engelbreth August 26, 2007
Fantastic macro shot, Margaret - WOW! #4700213Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Sandi. Claudia and Karen! #4700279John Connolly August 26, 2007
A brilliant close up Margaret! Your color and DOF are superb. #4700535Cassie L. Woodlee August 26, 2007
WOW Margaret what a find, absolutely beautiful shot and the colors are awesome!!!!! #4700665Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you, John and Cassie! #4700685Kathy L. Clark August 26, 2007
So.... beautiful in every way Margaret. Love the color and crisp clarity. Well done and what a great spider. #4700686Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Kathy! #4700968Kathy Reeves August 26, 2007
Dazzling colors and details in this beautiful image Margaret!! #4701314Margaret R. Barry August 26, 2007
Thank you Kathy! #4701324Nancy L. Green August 26, 2007
An absolutely gorgeous capture Margaret, the colors and clarity are superb!! Very well done!! <>< #4701680Stefania Barbier August 27, 2007
WOW what a perfect capture.... beautiful! #4702421Margaret R. Barry August 27, 2007
Thank you Nancy and Stefania! #4702652Sherri Gorman August 28, 2007
Beautiful!!!!!!!! #4712643Margaret R. Barry August 28, 2007
Thank you Sherri! #4712963Derek D. Dafoe August 28, 2007
Great catch Margaret!! The Butterfly was lucky!! #4713119Margaret R. Barry August 28, 2007
Thank you Derek! #4713151Shelly A. Van Camp August 28, 2007
Super capture, colors, details and DoF! They love these flowers. I have some and have butterflies as well. :) #4713639Margaret R. Barry August 28, 2007
Thank you Shelly! #4713662Emily E. Bem August 30, 2007
Too cool! What super coplour here and comp! #4722879Margaret R. Barry August 30, 2007
Thank you Emily! #4723969Steven E. Ray September 05, 2007
I didn't see the crab spider until your title revealed it. That makes this photo a double good capture :) Love those pretty butterflys! #4753003Margaret R. Barry September 06, 2007
Thank you Steven! #4753728Margaret R. Barry September 12, 2007
Thank ypu Laney! #4780029Melissa G. Meiselman September 21, 2007
Congratulations Margaret, on your wonderful finalist! #4821250Margaret R. Barry September 21, 2007
Thank you so much, Melissa! #4821563Bill Wyatt September 21, 2007
Fantastic work! Congratulations! #4823103Margaret R. Barry September 21, 2007
Thank you Bill! #4823636Steven E. Ray September 21, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist! This was the sure thing :) #4823651Margaret R. Barry September 21, 2007
Thank you Steven! #4823889Donna R. Wageman September 21, 2007
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS, SO FINE. #4823932Margaret R. Barry September 21, 2007
Thank you Donna! #4824232Kathy L. Clark September 21, 2007
Wow Margaret congrats on this beauty of a finalist. #4825177Colleen Farrell September 21, 2007
Wow, Margaret, what a great capture--a Monarch, a crab spider AND a beautiful flower all in one! Congrats on a fantastic finalist! #4825384Maria Zammit September 22, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist and wish you luck in the next round Margaret. #4825875Margaret R. Barry September 22, 2007
Thank you Kathy, Colleen and Maria! #4825928Robert R. Goodman September 22, 2007
Congratulations Margaret. #4828050Margaret R. Barry September 22, 2007
Thank you Robert! #4828397Kay E. Mahoney September 22, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4829464Cyn Valentine September 22, 2007
Congratulations Margaret!! #4829572Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 22, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist win!! Stunning work Margaret!! #4830604Bill Wyatt September 23, 2007
Gorgeous work, Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Margaret! #4831106Cassie L. Woodlee September 23, 2007
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Margaret!!! #4831571Margaret R. Barry September 23, 2007
Thank you Kay, Cyn, Donna, Bill and Cassie. I really appreciate all your wonderful comments! #4831681Emile Abbott September 23, 2007
Glad to see this again Margaret and congrats on a beautiful finalist full of detail #4832463Lynne Morris September 23, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Margaret. #4832492John Connolly September 23, 2007
Congratulatioins Margaret, a beautiful capture, and a well earned award! #4833185Carol Sawyer September 23, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful capture, Margaret! #4833229Margaret R. Barry September 23, 2007
Thank you for your kind comments Emile, Lynne, Sandra, John and Carol! #4833423Lisa J. Boulden September 23, 2007
Stunning and quite interesting!Barbara Waldoch September 24, 2007
Brilliant capture, Margaret, congratulations! #4835271Stefania Barbier September 24, 2007
WOOOOOOOOOW spectacular! those colors!!! #4835329Margaret R. Barry September 24, 2007
Thank you Lisa, Barbara and Stefania! #4835386Nancy L. Green September 24, 2007
Congrats Margaret on this wonderful finalist!!! WTG!!! <>< #4840588Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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