Comment from Beastmaster
A very healthy looking garden orb spider. I like the shot you got, thought to see him all and eating would have been good as well. Though this shot has lovely colour, good focus, nice web detail and rule of thirds. Garden orbs have a painful bit and unless your allergic are harmless to humans, and make a nice strong web, that seems more strong than sticky. Lovely shot.

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 Comment Written 09-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 09-Aug-2012

Thanks so much Beastmaster, I really appreciate your kind words!

reply by Beastmaster on 09-Aug-2012

No worries, i was happy to comment on it, hope you have a great day/night.

reply by the author on 09-Aug-2012

You too!

Comment from phil1950
Lovely clear shot of the cool looking spider great subject angle composition lighting focus exposure detail colours tones well done

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 09-Aug-2012

Thanks so much Phil, much appreciated!

Comment from pattigirl
I CRINGE when I see one of these creepy crawlies! This spider looks HUGE and sure wouldn't want to bump into him in the garden! Good clarity and great sharp detail. Good shot. Cringing.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

Thanks so much, imagine me getting close to thing shooting with no regard for my life :)

reply by pattigirl on 07-Aug-2012

Funny, normally I won't even enlarge spider photos to see them. I just want to get past them. Yes, your life could have been on the edge. This is a huge, hairy, spooky spider. As long as Harry stays outside....

reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

LOL, Hes not coming anywhere near the house, and I'm better off away from the bushes at night :)

Comment from Christirae
Spiders are Creepy to me but in this picture, it looks attractive . You capture a moment of Mother Nature in motion. Very good Job.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

Wow, thanks so much for the 6 stars!!!!

Comment from BirdsEyeView
Wonderful shot, The composition and color very nice. The details of spider is scary, very hairy and ugly. Thanks for sharing. BEV

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

Thanks so much for your review ;)

Comment from DavidP
Wow! What a great shot of this huge guy and his web. Probably just caught some unlucky prey. Your pin sharp focus and good exposure really show off the detail of this hairy guy. Sky is a little washed out and you might consider cropping a little more of it out but then you loose the web. Great shot and I'm glad I don't have any that size in my yard. Excellent shot.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

Thanks so much David. I'll give it some extra crop and see what I get. I appreciate your review.

Comment from Gutter Flower
I love this shot!

I am in love with my fugifilm finepix camera! The super macro is amazing, just as you have so beautifully showed here. Great colors in both the leaves and spider. Amazing detail and sharpness, especially with the spider. I love how I can see each little hair! Great work here!

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

thanks so much for your positive review!! Means a lot! Fuji is great for extreme closeups.

reply by Gutter Flower on 07-Aug-2012

You are welcome! And I agree with you! :-)

Comment from amfunny
Oh, yuk.. this is very creepy and it does make me cringe because I absolutely HATE spiders. Great job.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2012

Thanks amfunny! I really appreciate it!

Comment from Jairos
Great impsct nice capture beautiful color, nice expopsure lighting and clarity, good frame focus is pin sharp good camera techniques are well goos job , =-

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 05-Aug-2012

Thanks so much!

Comment from suenethery
Great shot.
I can barely look at it.
It creeps me out.
Good choice for the contest.
Good luck.
Thanks for the description.
Bravo.

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 05-Aug-2012

Thanks so much. :) creeps me out too, and I had to stand close and hope he did not jump.