Wrapping up Lunch

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Description

Argiope appensa, also referred to as the Hawaiian garden spider or banana spider, is an orb-weaving spider belonging to the family Araneidae.
These things are plentiful on Kona, and it can be difficult to walk through wooded areas without getting a face-full of webs and spiders.

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Sony A1
28-200 @ 180
F16
Exposure Time: 1/2000 c
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 640
Metering Mode: Center weighted average

The high SS was necessary since the spider was spinning the prey to wrap him up

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Great catch, good DOF and details with a nice clean BG. Well done Sandy. I tried getting one of these wrap up actions a couple months ago with a swallowtail and I know how hard it is when they are twisting and turning on you.

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Excellent, Sandy. Amazingly good depth of field and location of the focal plane. A fine image.

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Great shot Sandy. Spiders can be fun to shoot especially when they catch something in their web and go crazy to wrap it up. You have to use a fast speed to be able to catch it. Looks like you caught him just right so we could see him as well as what he was doing and so clearly. I like the composition. There is really nice detail on a close up look of him. He looks to be pretty big. I would almost want something in the BG or FG to compare his size with maybe. But that might take away from what you wanted. Still a great shot.

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Thanks for the comments, Skip - the body of these guys is about1/2 inch long - fun to watch and shoot, for sure

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Great shot, Sandy, and I love the title too. He stands out nicely against the nice smooth BG. I am hoping I can post some macro shots here soon. I went to the Botanical Gardens with some friends today. It was cool enough to be outside for a change.

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Sandy: Marvelous catch and a fine capture. Reminds me of ordering take out to go. Top notch shot. >=))>