What Danger Lurks... Under A Daisy???

Posted by Bill Ault (GBA, Canada) on 11 June 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

One nasty looking spider hiding under a daisy...

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Comments (10)

DrAW! from lagos, Nigeria

brilliant perspective, composition and lighting

11 Jun 2008 6:40am

@DrAW!: Thanks - I was actually looking at a macro of the daisy when this guy poked his head out and stared me in the eye and then quickly when back into hiding - when I stcuk the camera under the flower he took his perfect aggressive pose.

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Yes indeed... I too like to photograph underneath plants, sometimes surpring. This is an excellent shot.

11 Jun 2008 9:39am

@Observing: If he hadn't startled me initially I would not have even thought of it...

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Wow, I'll never look at flowers the same way again! Great find and a wonderful shot!

11 Jun 2008 10:15am

@Betty: You and me both can't say I'm a big fan of the eight legged guys...

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Great perspective!

11 Jun 2008 1:09pm

@bluechameleon: thanks

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

great image, he looks a nasty wee beasty :)

11 Jun 2008 8:41pm

@Alun Lambert: He certainly gave that appearance for the camera!

Siddhesh from Melbourne, Australia

Woh thats an amazing shot....

11 Jun 2008 10:20pm

@Siddhesh: thanks

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

You must have been down there to get this... I like the different view...

12 Jun 2008 1:16am

@Fliss: The camera was basically sitting three inches off the ground and like Observing I'm becoming a big fan of the different perspective... I recently attended a seminar by Jack Chiang a local published and reasonably well known photographer here in the Kingston area and one of his gems for great shots was "to photograph the ordinary in a different way" it certainly seems to have paid off with this shot. Thanks to everyone for the comments made laying in the dirt looking a spider in the eye(s) worth it ;-)

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

It's amazing how these spiders manage to take on the coloration of the flowers they haunt. I enjoy your photos, Bill ... but you have too many to comment on as I just happen by once in a while to look at them all.

12 Jun 2008 3:47pm