White-banded Crab Spider

[Steve Maxson]

This White-banded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) was photographed in Missouri last September. (I have not seen this species up here in Minnesota.) 5D II, MP-E 65 mm, 1/125, f/16, ISO 400, MT24-EX macro twin flash (diffused), hand held. RAW file processed in CS5. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

[Julie Brown]

Gorgeous detail here, Steve. The color of the spider just pops! :c3:

[bhavya joshi]

Yes... Great image... like the details too.. I like combination of yellow and green.. super macro Steve...:c3:

[Ken Childs]

Steve, I'm surprised at how much DOF you were able to squeeze out of that lens on this shot. This species is common in my area and unless this one is a baby, they aren't all that small. You did a wonderful job with the yellows of this White-banded spider. :bg3: Overall it looks great as presented but you might consider slightly lightening up the dark areas of the BG near the top. Another winner in my book!:cheers:

[Adrian David]

Great details on the spider and very nice colors. The dark BG complements very nice the subject.

[Galliani Carlo]

beatiful image. Great detail and I like very much the composition