Dave Watkins

Fun pics Diane. Love how the little feller(?) can balance on such a tiny web. I’ve become a big fan of the insect world during this lockdown. Quite a strange and fascinating miniature world all around us.

🙂 I thought about putting a “Graphic content”  warning in the title. 🙂

Thanks Joanne. You snuck in while I was typing. 🙂

Thanks for the comments Dahlia, Petr and Patrick. I haven’t seen many of these and they don’t sit still for long so was happy to get a nice shot of one. Others I’ve seen were black. I love the amber color of this one.

Thanks Petr. I’m amazed how good they are at blending in to their surroundings.

Hi Patrick. Nice to learn a little more about the people we chat with here at Light Stalking. Thumbs up on the robin on fence shot. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

I think you’re off to a great start. Nice light, nice composition, nice color. I also like the angle of view. Your point of focus, the hover fly’s eyes, is too soft for my taste. At least some of that is probably from the noise in the image.  DOF is very shallow when shooting macro. Which works nicely sometimes. Sometimes not. It’s almost…[Read more]

Thanks Beaky. Having spent more time than ever walking around the yard the last few months I’ve seen quite a few of these little spiders. Lots of other creepy crawlers too. 🙂

The birds colors work perfectly with the background. The feeder and feed provide contrast that adds depth. Thumbs up.

I agree with the other comments 100%. And posed beautifully for you. 🙂

Thanks Diane. Yarrow is popular with all kinds of pollinators. And the crab spiders know it. Their ability to change colors to match the flower they’re on is very impressive. I was surprised to learn that a honey bee wasn’t strong enough to escape its grasp.

Thanks Dahlia. These crab spiders are really good at blending in.

Thanks Patrick. Any time you’re in the neighborhood stop on by. 🙂

Terrific B&W Patrick. Empty boat makes a great photo subject and I like the alternating layers of light and dark.

Thanks Dahlia. We’re planning a short road trip soon but in the mean time the yard is my world. 🙂

Thumbs up and high fives Laura. Congratulations on POTW.

Thanks Tobie. She’s a sweetheart. Her name is #27. 🙂

Thanks Patrick. I appreciate the comment.