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Old 09-23-2009, 11:48 PM
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Default Who'a afraid of the big bad wolf (SPIDER) ??
this guy joined us at the horseshoe pit at the Mazinaw ..


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Old 09-23-2009, 11:58 PM
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Hi Ian - its amazing how it blends in with the background .. exposure and focus spot on .. very nice
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Alright, you saw me wincing at the other spider pics didn't you? Ugggghhh!

Still, this is an excellent shot. Surprised you saw it with it being camouflaged so well!
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BAHHHH!!! i keep lots and lots of snakes but...put something like that in front of my and you've got my skin crawling! what an amazing job it's doing of camouflaging though!
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It had to be moving to see it- nice shot.
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I AM I AM... very afraid!!! great shot though Ian, my skin is crawling. Kimi
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I'm surprised you could see it at all. amazing camouflage. It matches the background perfectly
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Really cool Ian. Aren't you glad you've got that great zoom so you dont have to get too up close and personal????
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Great capture, Jack. It does freak me out how well camouflaged it is. Hard to see, easy to step on. Yikes!
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Hi Ian - its amazing how it blends in with the background .. exposure and focus spot on .. very nice
Thx Hayward .. isn't it cool how close it blends in?

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Alright, you saw me wincing at the other spider pics didn't you? Ugggghhh!


Still, this is an excellent shot. Surprised you saw it with it being camouflaged so well!
gotcha ... thx

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BAHHHH!!! i keep lots and lots of snakes but...put something like that in front of my and you've got my skin crawling! what an amazing job it's doing of camouflaging though!
thx ... cool eh?

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It had to be moving to see it- nice shot.
One of my buddies saw it ..

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I AM I AM... very afraid!!! great shot though Ian, my skin is crawling. Kimi
Sorry Kimi

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I'm surprised you could see it at all. amazing camouflage. It matches the background perfectly
hey Mike, you gotta wonder how they do it ..

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Really cool Ian. Aren't you glad you've got that great zoom so you dont have to get too up close and personal????
Hey Cathy, I went macro and got fairly close .. again there may have been beer involved

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Great capture, Jack. It does freak me out how well camouflaged it is. Hard to see, easy to step on. Yikes!
thx .. it's almost invisible ...
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