Posted by ally (: (Singapore, Singapore) on 12 July 2007 in Animal & Insect.
almost, anyway. haha. this translucent yellow spider was on the car windscreen. my mum was dropping me off when i caught sight of it. since i was going to be late if i didn't hurry to catch the bus, i'd quickly whipped out my trusty ixus and snapped just 1 shot of it.
a couple of days later, i saw yet another yellow spider on the window of a bus. unfortunately, i didnt have either of my cams with me, so yep. couldn't add yet another yellow spidey to my (growing) collection. in fact, that spider seemed quite at home on the bus window - it was quite happily spinning a web for itself.
going back to the translucency of the pictured spider, i guess sometimes we're like that aren't we? figuratively, of course! lol. we can hardly hide our emotions from others, no matter hard we try. but maybe being 'transparent' is the way to go: what's the point of disguising what you truly feel? lying won't help anything, nor will denial.
honesty, though painful initially, will save you a lot of trouble later on (:
"Better is open rebuke than hidden love." Proverbs 27:5
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Hi allyy`*, believe honesty is indeed the best policy. But being overtly honest about how you feel, your emotions sometimes may somewhat backfire against you. Nobody at work or school wants to see someone who comes in to work/school with a erm...moody disposition after a fight with someone from home or somewhere. :) It's best to keep your emotions in check if that is the case.
On the pic, the spider is beautiful...yellow against the peaceful colour of blue. Brilliant shot!
12 Jul 2007 1:52am
@Ekker: all depends on the situation i guess :D
I think that transparency = vulnerability, and it really is hard for most of us to be vulnerable because we don't want to be seen as weak and flawed. I for one would rather put up my best pics instead of my "works in progress pics" coz i want people to always say that i have great pics. Its sad but its also human. I really like your pic. Thanks for making us think.
12 Jul 2007 2:07am
@Rags: that's true. human nature eh...
Excellent capture ! And I agree with Ekker,
12 Jul 2007 2:38am
great shot and storyboard :)
12 Jul 2007 2:46am
There is a remarkable luminosity in addition to the translucency of the spider which renders the image memorable.
On the metaphysical aspects, one has to be somewhat pragmatic and say it depends on who the recipient is and what the circumstances are. To those who are close, honesty certainly is the best policy but to others it may be best to "keep mum" i.e. say nothing rather than something negative. May very well apply to comments in photo forums as well. :)
12 Jul 2007 2:52am
@tengtan: haha i think negative comments if put in a constructive way are still good? :) 'cause without any negative feedback and only positive ones, it's hard to improve!
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12 Jul 2007 3:03am
Truly an awesome close up! Loving the color of this.
12 Jul 2007 3:15am
That came out super nice. I like insect pictures! :)
12 Jul 2007 4:17am
heehee, great translucent spidey indeed! I have a simular one but it's a bit bigger and not that transparant as this one. I guess not all spiders aren't that happy to look through them :-) anyways > http://ourlittlehood.aminus3.com/portfolio/12.html cheers robin
12 Jul 2007 6:16am
@our little hood: yup i saw it (: it looks a lot bigger!
darn, i forgot url'ing, well you will have to copy paste yourself :-)
12 Jul 2007 6:17am
I like this phrase that u qouted: < "Better is open rebuke than hidden love." Proverbs 27:5>
U undergoing some emotional period? Take it easy..relax.. life is full of ups and downs... sometimes hiding emotions..will do good to both parties, at least it will u more time to think what have happened..
Enuff said...back to ur spider...really transparent...u really got some strong affinity with yellow spider!
12 Jul 2007 6:41am
Unreal... Looks like he made out of glass. Yes, he does feel transparent, naked, with nothing to hide. You can see right through his soul.
Excellent capture!
12 Jul 2007 7:39am
GREAT shot!!! I was just out taking pictures of spiders the other day! I will post them up soon after my Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) pictures.
12 Jul 2007 8:26am
wow, Is it glassy !? Perfect shot!
12 Jul 2007 9:03am
Awesome shot.
12 Jul 2007 9:08am
as perfect as the last...
12 Jul 2007 9:16am
Amazing shot, I love how the yellow of the spider contrasts with the blue in the sky.
12 Jul 2007 9:19am
Well spotted. Ive noticed that spiders like vehicles too. I had one spider live in my wing mirror for about a year. It used to come out when I was doing 70 down the motorway, and hang on a web as we zoomed along. Never fell off either, amazing creatures.
12 Jul 2007 11:29am
this is scary...
12 Jul 2007 11:49am
Nice shot and lovely words. :) Always be transparent, thought wise. LOL!!! Dont get me wrong hahaha...
12 Jul 2007 12:44pm
Great shot and commentary
12 Jul 2007 2:55pm
I like the colors.
12 Jul 2007 3:13pm
nice macro shot
12 Jul 2007 3:19pm
Mmmm Looks like candy!
12 Jul 2007 3:30pm
Excellent capture and very good shot,
12 Jul 2007 7:35pm
Great shot ! superb colors !
12 Jul 2007 10:59pm
Creepy! Superb shot!
13 Jul 2007 1:08am
Fantastic macro ! A really nice spider !!! very good job !
13 Jul 2007 2:54am
Very colourful spider
13 Jul 2007 7:08am
a cool little close up - i like it!
13 Jul 2007 7:45am
hey allyy`*--great capture especially "from the hip"--excellent narrative also--billy
13 Jul 2007 1:54pm
It's truly amazing the translucid look of it....Quick eye, quick finger ;)Great capture (Hope you did catch the bus...) :)
13 Jul 2007 3:02pm
@L.Reis: yep i did, thanks ;p
Niceshot! This will be my last comment in a couple of weeks, I'm getting married tomorrow and then on Monday we're leaving for Malaysia on our honeymoon. I'll be back!
13 Jul 2007 5:04pm
@josef: congrats! (: hope you have a great honeymoon :D
Amazing capture allyy`* - great shot of this really cool creature! And lovely words to go along the "translucent" theme! Couldn't agree more! Cheers B-)
13 Jul 2007 8:21pm
this is an awesome capture, allyy'* I like the way its framed... the subject to the left third of the image, and a 'negative' space on the right... sorta makes you aware of the fact that its moving forward... or intending to move forward. I suppose, figuratively speaking, even as with the 'translucency' of the subject, the fact that its moving forward connotates to it as a positive... a progress so to speak. I wholly endorse that. Vulnerability can be a step forward...
14 Jul 2007 8:09am
Ouch! Fantastic shot!
16 Jul 2007 9:48am
awesome photograph!!
17 Jul 2007 4:52am
I love the translucence in the spider. Great shot.
18 Jul 2007 8:26am
Excellent capture! A great macro!
18 Jul 2007 1:41pm
Very great shot :)
20 Jul 2007 3:51am
Excellent capture. Well done.
22 Jul 2007 9:54am
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