I was out shooting some blossoms with my 28-75mm Tamron on the A6600 when I spied this colorful spider... The spider was blowing in the wind so I needed to use a fast shutter speed and a narrow aperture to stop its motion and to retain sufficient DOF... BTW: due to the branches of the bush, I couldn't get a better angle...
Can anyone identify this spider?
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15th September 2021, 07:24 PM #1
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16th September 2021, 04:35 AM #2
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Re: colorful spider
I believe it's Argiope Aurantia and is commonly known as the yellow garden spider. It is of the orb weaver family of spiders.
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16th September 2021, 09:49 AM #3
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Re: colorful spider
Very nice Richard.
I liked your aside on the branches too, kind of makes me think of the old saying about not being able to see the wood for the trees. For sure a capture that has no distracting elements makes a prettier picture but really the main objective should be did the photographer get a good capture of the creature in which case "the trees" don't matter in the least.
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