it's tasty

lovely, I really like the reflection of the buildings showing on the bonnet.

I like those reflections... the style of architecture kind of fits the shot... Lots nicer than the usual reflection of a photographer

Agree with Kyricom and Friiskiwi in regard to showing the reflection in this photo. How about shooting in HDR to make the refection more pronounce? Or making the red colour a little bit more darker? Anyway, well done

Good find for the theme, but the composition is exceptionally bland, with the wheel "target centered" as it is in the picture plane. This could have been much more dramatic if you had photographed it from a different angle, utilizing the "rule of thirds," or even changing the perspective by getting down on the ground to utilize the color and contrasts to better effect.

That is one of the most unusual spiders I have ever seen. Great photo, excellent clarity!

What a strange looking creature, where did you find it?

Wow! And I do mean Wow!

Thank you all!
Friiskiwi: I have wondered my yard since the contest came out just looking for spiders, they are usually everywhere. After 2 days I had given up but decided to try again yesterday, I walked my entire yard and found nothing until the very last corner, I actually looked up and said to myself "forget it" and there he was hanging between my house and storage shed about 5 feet above me! I was thrilled at his coloring and fascinated by his beauty! And he was so cooperative too!

Much as I never thought I'd say it for a critter like this, well... this is a very nice spider

I saw a lot of these in Cuba, I agree the weirdest spiders I ever saw.
If you touch their web, where they spend most of the time sitting in the middle, they spin around like mad.
I guess the spikes put the gecko's off eating them, and the giant (by UK standards) toads that came out at night.

What a strange shaped spider! Very interesting