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11-Jul-2020

Resident spider

We found several spiders resident on the tropical water lilies.

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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, located in northeast Washington, D.C., has an annual lotus and water lily festival in summer, but unfortunately the National Park Service couldn't hold it this year due to the pandemic. Luckily they reopened the gardens a few weeks ago, so visitors were at least able to see the beautiful display. They set up one-way signs on the paths through the ponds to allow for social distancing, and I'd say at least 90 percent of the visitors were wearing face coverings.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Tropical water lily, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/640s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso320 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Jul-2020 12:27:30
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Jean Chiasson27-Jul-2020 02:08
Splendid macro Helen BV
Richard Chu23-Jul-2020 03:09
Wow, this is something special, very clear details! V
Julie Oldfield23-Jul-2020 02:29
The master of its domain. Very well detailed. V
François Fauchard22-Jul-2020 14:10
Very beautiful macro, with this spider ! V
Tom LeRoy22-Jul-2020 12:43
The spider adds a colorful addition to this excellent sharp and detailed image. V
danad22-Jul-2020 08:29
An excellent capture, with clear details. V.
Milan Vogrin22-Jul-2020 08:27
Very nice details. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal22-Jul-2020 06:50
Beautiful sharp macro image, well done.
Raymond Ma22-Jul-2020 04:43
Great catch and so well composed. a high quality macro Helen. V
Range View 22-Jul-2020 02:58
Wow, this is a fantastic capture Helen the detail in outstanding! BV
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Hank Vander Velde22-Jul-2020 01:16
SUPER close-up image Helen.
Nirvan Hope22-Jul-2020 00:56
The spider sure knows the right place to pose for a portrait in this beautiful waterlily.
Dennis Hoyne22-Jul-2020 00:40
Wonderful detail, a stunning close up. Such fine depth of focus.
Don Mottershead22-Jul-2020 00:06
Wonderful capture. That lens is amazing in your hands. V
bill friedlander21-Jul-2020 23:10
Nice crisp shot of the lily and its little visitor. Nicely placed in the frame. V
Bill Miller21-Jul-2020 22:44
So this must be a lily spider, rather than a spider lily...
Graeme21-Jul-2020 22:41
Very well captured and its visitor, Helen.V
Martin Lamoon21-Jul-2020 22:11
They seem attracted to light colours
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janescottcumming21-Jul-2020 21:51
Pretty composition! V
Isabel Cutler21-Jul-2020 21:35
Beautiful composition with bonus spider! V.
Pieter Bos21-Jul-2020 21:11
Great catch and well composed with the flower. ~V
William Barletta21-Jul-2020 20:07
Superb macro ~V~
Marwan Habib21-Jul-2020 19:47
Nice macro Helen.
Liz Bickel21-Jul-2020 19:36
Great observation of detail. I know that you don't like spiders or creepy crawlies, but this is a cool capture.
Apostolos Tikopoulos21-Jul-2020 19:16
Excellent closeup and great timing. V.
joseantonio21-Jul-2020 19:15
great closeup details with the visitor enjoying its meal.V
fotabug21-Jul-2020 19:07
Great shot with the visitor clearly visible, which adds interest to the beautiful composition!