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Thank you all....I had lovely visitor who set up home across the top of my front doorway. Was not easy to photogragh given the wind was blowing a gale which made it a waving target, and I had to balance on a little step ladder in my doorway with the neighbours passing and giving me strange looks!!
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cantdog said:I love her "Jesu y María" cross at the apex of the abdomen.A sort of Pachuco spider, maybe.
Thanks....I am getting very attached to this visitor. Of course, I have been told to remove it, which ]i have done 3 times now, but each time it starts to rebuild its web in the same place, just bigger and stronger each time!! Personally I would ba happy to leave it there, but seems I am outvoted and if I don´t want harm to come to it I have to convince it to go and rebuild somewhere other then our front door.
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Kcar said:I just noticed that.
@ catalina: Those are great pictures...you must have a good zoom lens!
Thanks...I am using a Canon G6 on macro setting which is not as good as a macro lens, but far better than I hoped for. It rained today which added some extra interest, though I felt sorry for our damp friend.
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catalina_francisco said:Thanks...I am using a Canon G6 on macro setting which is not as good as a macro lens, but far better than I hoped for. It rained today which added some extra interest, though I felt sorry for our damp friend.
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I love the second and 3rd ones mucho!
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Thanks all....have been within myself of late, but still fiddling from time to time when the moment catches me. LOL, have become very attached to my spider friend, and in honour of Steve Irwin, have nicknamed it Crikey...seems to fit its personality too!
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The cat's paw is so emblematic. It makes me want to own the image.
I have Pachuco Spiders (since we haven't the scientific name) in Maine, too. They are the commonest of the fellows who set traps in my hedges and doorways here. I like the wet one here.
It makes me want to own the image.I have Pachuco Spiders (since we haven't the scientific name) in Maine, too. They are the commonest of the fellows who set traps in my hedges and doorways here. I like the wet one here.
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Seems like a lifetime since I have had time to visit here....have squeezed in a couple of pic taking walks though.
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catalina_francisco said:Thank you, I do like variety to keep the brain cells sparking.Hope you like these.
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beautiful picture Catalina
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overall, very great work catalina... and I am not easily impressed.
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catalina, your work is beautiful! i'm not much for art or photography but these pictures defiantly captured me. i LOVE the spider pictures, and the cat claws. i love it all, just awesome!
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MasterPhoenix said:overall, very great work catalina... and I am not easily impressed.
Thank you muchly
....I am never satisfied, but I keep going back and trying to improve. 
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lil_slave_rose said:catalina, your work is beautiful! i'm not much for art or photography but these pictures defiantly captured me. i LOVE the spider pictures, and the cat claws. i love it all, just awesome!
It helps having perfect happy to pose models...now if only my black cat would see the advantage in it!!
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LOL, I am hoping to have some new human models soon, though it might take a little persuasion.
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well i will defiantly continue coming back to this part of lit to see more of your work just awesome
just awesome
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Only by remaining less than satisfied, can we continue to improve.
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MasterPhoenix said:
So true, the perfectionist in me is always telling me I can do much better. I have had some people telling me I should try and eradicate that from my personality, but it is what has gotten me through some fairly bad situations so I see it as an advantage more than a negative.
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Kcar said:
Definately....and here's a couple more.
And this is one of when she was really feeling nasty and giving a hard glare at a visiting cat while growling a warning about where it could go.....I even mananged to capture the camera lense reflected in her eye!
And some recent fun I have had playing with programmes....
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