Juvenile Orb Weaver Spider

Well, it's Spring time and the spiders are begining to come out. This Orb weaver was resting in the sun on the leaf of a plum tree.

1/640 - f/5.6 - ISO200 - 135mm macro

 

Echeveria Pulvinata

 

Flowers of Echeveria pulvinata, called the plush plant, is a species of flowering succulent plant in the genus Echeveria, native to southwest and central Mexico. It has stems tipped with small rosettes of green spathulate leaves covered with silvery-white hairs. The plant produces yellow and orange, bell-shaped flowers.

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1/200 - f/11 - ISO100

Plum Tree Blossom

 

Plum tree blossom shot with a macro lens and a small amount of flash. The relatively fast shutter speed and small apeture produces a dark background, while the flash lights the white blossom.

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1/200 - f/10 - ISO200 - macro - diffused flash