Giant Wood Spider:Front

[V S Sankar]

This was photographed at Bonakkad 60 kms from Trivandrum.Bonakkad is one route to enter the Agastyamalai Bosphere reserve.

Canon 400D,55-250IS,ISO400,1/200,7.1

Regards

[Bibhav Behera]

I like the perspective chosen here. Moving slightly to the right would have ensured a perfect vertical angle. However the bright spots in the background distract a bit. Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice details. I agree about the bright spot. You could have tried a vertical composition too. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Lovely details. Agree about the BG highlights and moving to the right. Specimens in south India seem to have a whitish cephalothorax, as compared to the black-and-yellow in the specimens found in the northern part of the distribution.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree that without the bright patch of sky directly behind the spider, the image would have been better. The details have come out well.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi