A busy scene

Posted by sayhitoant on Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:47 am

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Witnessed this busy scene at a Nature Park yesterday which involved a female crab spider having a bee as breakfast, 2 male spiders fighting for the right to mate with the female, while the busybody flies wanted to have a share of the breakfast! I am unsure whether I should leave it as 3 by 2 composition with empty space on the left or a square crop like this one. Please share your thoughts. Thanks.

Exif : Canon 7D, 180T, f11, 1/50s, ISO 400, fill flash

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Anthony
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by Leighayres on Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:40 pm

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This shot is crazy...so much activity. Great find and great shot.

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by PaiR on Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:06 pm

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Thats almost like a big festival going on there

Well seen and photographed. Talk of being at the right place at the right time.

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by kevinfeenstra on Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:16 pm

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Love the story telling ability of this image. I think your choice of crops works great as presented.

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by Tom Whelan on Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:38 pm

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Quite a behavior image - it's remarkable. I think a vertical 3x2 would look as good or better, as long as the stem looks good.

I've seen the fly behavior with crab spider predation before, but never two competing males, let alone the combination of all of them.

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by Matthew Pugh on Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:37 am

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Hi

Nicely clean surround and certainly a congestion chargers delight (LOL)

A fine image - personally I would opt for without the extra negative spaces

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by Nicolas Frève on Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:03 pm

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Lots of action here! Congratulations!

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by sayhitoant on Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:09 am

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Dear all - thanks for your comments and feedback.

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Anthony
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