A sharp eye, and nice work.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:25 AM
Subject: [OM] IMG Intuitive Chameleon Arachnid?
>I was sitting out in the yard, soaking up some rays, reading and enjoying
>the flowers, when something seemingly out of
> place attracted my attention.
>
> It was a first for me, a yellow spider with some red pattern on the body.
> So of course I hustled in and grabbed a
> camera. Took some shots with 60D and Tammy 28-300VC. Then since it is the
> type that lays in wait, so was staying put, I
> got 5D and Tammy 90/2.8 macro.
>
> I didn't go to the trouble of setting up the tripod, etc. The best shots
> were clearly with 60D and zoom. Had I set up a
> tripod, etc,. and not scared the spider away, perhaps the macro would have
> at least matched the zoom, maybe beaten it.
>
> So here's the yellow predator, with it's rather limited web.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/Garden_Summer_2011&image=_MG_2649cr.jpg>
>
> For those not easily frightened, here's a closer look.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/Garden_Summer_2011&image=_MG_2649cr2.jpg>
>
> So here's the weird part. It's on the leaf of a gladiola. That particular
> one hasn't blossomed yet, but I'm betting that
> it looks like this.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/Garden_Summer_2011&image=_MG_2656cr.jpg>
>
> If so, that's carrying color coordination to serious extremes. And how
> does the spider know?
>
> Maybe the glad will be white or pale lavender. If so, will I be relieved?
>
> I. Color Coordinated Moose
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