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Football spider

Photo of a Football SpiderSnapped at my neice Erin’s 18th today. As a birthday present, her fiancee left the country tonight (he’s off to be a youth counsellor in the USA for three months).

The spider was very difficult to image clearly as it was gyrating madly from a single strand hung under its web. If you boost the image brightness ’til it hurts, you’ll notice that the background is lighter to the left, that's a tin shed wall about 3m away. Actual size is about 3cm tip to tip.

Red and white, whose team colours are those, Sydney Swans?

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Anonymous said…
Hi there, i would like to ask you if i am allowed to use your spider picture for a photo manipulation?

kind regards
Sascha
06 September, 2012 16:17
austux said…
Go right ahead... I will scan my hard drive backups presently to see if I have the uncropped original image available.
06 September, 2012 21:24
Anonymous said…
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that! I have to mention, that i already finished my manipulation. I found your image here: http://www.copyright-free-images.com/fauna-animals-copyright-free-images/insects-and-bugs-copyright-free-images/spiders-free-images/spider-at-night.jpg.html

But i didn't feel right using it, so i had to ask you for permission!

I'm really glad that you agree!
Heres the result: http://b-o-k-e.deviantart.com/art/Water-Spider-317667288
07 September, 2012 00:12
austux said…
Impressive. You're obviously having fun.

Ich spreche etwas Deutsch, wenn überhaupt, aber einige Bilder erfordern keine Übersetzung. Es gibt mehr Creative Commons Bilder hier.
07 September, 2012 07:48
Anonymous said…
Vielen Dank!

I'll let you know in case i use another picture you've taken!
07 September, 2012 13:59
austux said…
keine Sorgen!

Take the time to read this to absorb it one day. It works for me. (-:
07 September, 2012 18:16
Anonymous said…
I read it, and i totally agree! =)
08 September, 2012 06:37
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