The Widow by darylo

The Widow

Word's gotten around I like spiders. And looky, looky, this black widow was in my neighbor's garage (got a text to come on by!). It was hard to catch this lady--she was an active one--but here's the best one!

How perfect for my Spooky week with ETSOOI-20. Hey, It's not too late to get in on the fun! : http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/19398/etsooi-20-spooky
IF I was scared of spiders, I'd be scared of this!
October 6th, 2013  
Woa! Great capture!
October 6th, 2013  
"don't like this bug so much but fav how U captured it :)
October 6th, 2013  
cooooooooooool
October 6th, 2013  
Beautiful clean shot!
It seems that i am your push partner this week. You have some fabulous shots in your project! This week I would like you to take a forced perspective shot. There is plenty of inspiration on the net if you're stuck. have fun with it and I amlooking forward to seeing your results and for seeing what challenge you have for me :)
October 6th, 2013  
you are celebrating Halloween early?! this is a fav!
October 6th, 2013  
Wow great capture!! It gives me the shivers just looking at it!!
October 6th, 2013  
@momsta I'm looking at your photos right now--They are awesome! Please know I am new to get-pushed so I hope I don't issue something lame. :)
October 6th, 2013  
Holy hell, watch out. In HS, someone brought one of these in to class in a cup for show and tell in biology. And we were crawling with them in Cali. Great shot. Fav!
October 6th, 2013  
Beautiful shot, love that red against the black.
October 6th, 2013  
Sweet!!!! You know we have a problem when people call us up about their spiders!! Bwaahaahaa!!
October 6th, 2013  
@m9f9l hehehehehe, yup!
October 6th, 2013  
@quietpurplehaze I've become amazingly calm now about spiders, but I don't want the widow hanging around my house, that's for sure!
October 6th, 2013  
@nicholemm thanks so much!
October 6th, 2013  
@jodimuli I only like it like this. Otherwise, dead or gone.
October 6th, 2013  
@houdiniem thanks. It was pretty cool!
October 6th, 2013  
@wind_of_the_sothern_sea I'm celebrating "spooky!" Hey, won't you join my ETSOOI challenge then? Hehe. Thanks for the fav dear
October 6th, 2013  
@pamknowler It's pretty creepy. Widow Jr. was on the garage floor too. :0
October 6th, 2013  
@amandal It was a large one. They creep me out, but they are stunning looking.
October 6th, 2013  
@markp Thanks Mark!!
October 6th, 2013  
Nasty piece of work are these ladies. Stingy stingy ouchy!
October 6th, 2013  
Holy crap - I'd be screaming if this was live! You're awfully brave to get this close - aren't they poisonous?
October 6th, 2013  
@timandelke Yup. They are venomous!
October 6th, 2013  
@bobfoto They are pretty cool -- no stings here. I had to tell my friend to let me know when I was getting too close with the macro clip--I sometimes can't tell. :)
October 6th, 2013  
oh my do be careful
October 6th, 2013  
Wow, great shot. That would scare me to death
October 6th, 2013  
@darylo - yeah I can always tell when my ring flash is getting to close when the web moves and the spider dashes off...
October 7th, 2013  
Oh my! Is that a little man she's getting ready to eat??? Terrific spider shot! :)
October 7th, 2013  
Wow, that's something!
October 7th, 2013  
Amazing close up detail! Fabulous.
October 7th, 2013  
woah, thats awesome.
thankyou for your kind comments too Daryl
October 7th, 2013  
I say you got a perfect capture of the spider that goes perfectly with the word "spooky"!
October 7th, 2013  
@aponi @featherstone @juliedduncan @danette @grammyn @kali66 Thanks all. I'm pretty much in love with my spooky spider. :)
October 7th, 2013  
@juliedduncan It does look like a little man! Ahhhhhhh!
October 7th, 2013  
Great catch, Daryl! And what a great neighbor to text you about it!
October 7th, 2013  
Oooh! Weren't you even a tiny bit scared? They do have a nasty reputation. Brilliant shot though!
October 7th, 2013  
Awesome macro!
October 7th, 2013  
@steampowered Yes, I was scared! My neighbor reassured me that his internet research revealed I would not die most likely, but I'd have to have all kinds of shots and it would be quite painful. We did our research (or he did) before I went about trying to get a "shot."
October 7th, 2013  
@darylo Gosh! I think I would have taken my longest lens and shot from across the yard! You are very brave!
October 7th, 2013  
@steampowered I tried that lens to no success. Tried the short lens with flash. It was in a corner by the garage opener. But the macroclip finally won. She was moving too fast to get all in focus.
October 7th, 2013  
Amazing clarity! Excellent and very brave capture! FAV
October 7th, 2013  
HOLY WOW!!! What an incredible capture!!! A FAV!!
October 7th, 2013  
@taffy @ragnhildmorland @pflaume @mariaostrowski Thanks so much. This one goes into my "I'm a little crazy" file. :)
October 7th, 2013  
This is just gorgeous!!! I love her ..... fav :D
October 7th, 2013  
Oh wow! This is awesome, Daryl! Fav!
October 7th, 2013  
Ooooooo SUCH a cool capture Daryl!
October 7th, 2013  
congrats on the PP Daryl!
October 8th, 2013  
@orangecrush Hey Jerry! Thanks so much! :)
October 8th, 2013  
@mzzhope Thanks HOpe!
October 8th, 2013  
@grammyn Awww, thanks Katy. Thrilled! Now I'm trying to get on to a "forced perspective" shot...I was doing some awful stuff today. Seems hard for me! :)
October 8th, 2013  
Fascinating! Such clarity against a stark background.
October 8th, 2013  
@darylo You'll get it Daryl.You have learned so many things already!
October 8th, 2013  
He looks like he could hurt someone! Great photo!
October 8th, 2013  
Such a cool macro Daryl - your so close!!!! I would have been about 2 miles down the road!!! Congratulations on PP! : )
October 8th, 2013  
Great capture!
October 8th, 2013  
Yikes!!!!!!
October 8th, 2013  
Brave, brave Lady Daryl, I bow to you. Brava.
October 8th, 2013  
Amazing
October 8th, 2013  
Fabulous detail, but I would be wary of getting close to a Black Widow. I've never seen one before. Great capture, Daryl.
October 9th, 2013  
I love the comments on this one. Nice catch of a famous and ominous creature.
October 10th, 2013  
OMG fAV for bravery and a cool shot!!
October 11th, 2013  
Great and brave shot. What did the neighbor do with/to the spider after you got your photo? Congratulations on making the PP.
October 13th, 2013  
Oh my freakin' gosh! This is so great. How is their garage able to produce this white background effect? You'd think it would be dark as you know what. This is fabulous! fav
October 13th, 2013  
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