Mark, It's nice to see your success! We on the pdml knew your stuff was something special. I use you are a benchmark for my close-ups. I'm still trying to measure up. <g> Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thanks everyone! > > Entomological details - she's a black and yellow garden spider, Argiope > aurantia. If you are not familiar with them, they are really pretty big - > the body alone is ~3 inches long. I ran into her in the prairie > restoration area that is one of my main shooting grounds in the > summer. This is the most staid of the photos - after I got a few of her > just sitting there a male Argiope arrived (he was a lot smaller). That > lead to a sequence of them mating and him departing. He then either > returned, or another male decided to try his luck, and that lead to yet > another series of shots showing the female eating the male. wrapping him in > silk, and chucking him out of the web. I have to get those up on my > website someday. > > Unfortunately AE does not pay for photos or articles, but its a great way > to reach a broad audience. A few months ago I had the cover shot on a > children's bood on paper wasps - that was paying sale and as nice as it > was, it was not as fun as the AE cover! > > Thanks again! > > - MCC > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com
