Shameless Birthday Plug! (Shameless!)

Here's a rendition of a closeup, dew-covered spider web I took and posted a few years ago, presented here with a touch of Fractalius for some color and eye-delight. Something of a tribute to The Grateful Dead, as I've recently discovered a TON of concerts (released already in limited quantities). I've bookmarked 15 shows in the last couple of weeks, and I still haven't listened to them all in their entirety, getting caught up in this song at that show, and so on. And there are hundreds more to listen to, still . . . to discover still . . . I've been listening to nothing but The Dead for nearly a month . . . and nope, it doesn't ever get old. That's the beauty of it.

Those of you who are Deadheads (or Phishheads, for all that) or into them the slightest, will understand the obsession. But, with The Dead and Phish, you either like them or you don't. And there's no argument from me to those who don't get it . . . the fewer the better. :-) Man, I miss Dead shows . . .

Sorry for getting off on a Dead rant . . . They do make me happy and tend to keep me sane.

Thanks for Viewing.

Spider web sparkles in the morning autumn sun.

Praise the nature gods

Quito, Ecuador

one of those things .

:)

Water drops on a spider web.

Explored.

Balancing on a pole for Macro Mondays - Balance - an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady

spider and the web

Through my window

The rising sun illuminates the Manhattan skyline as shot from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Shot with a Sony A6500 and 18-55 lens with 10-stop neutral density filter.

More dewdrop spiderweb fun @ my house this morning.

I've uploaded a large file for pixelpeeping purposes

The sun was backlighting and revealing this gorgeous web and Garden Spider (Orb Weaver) so beautifully, it just had to be snapped...! ;-)

Nikon D7100 + Tokina 100mm f/2.8 FX Macro Lens (AT-X M100 AF PRO D AF 100mm f/2.8)

f/3 @ 1/250 @ iso 400

(tweaked in Smart Photo Editor)

Amazing that a spider can make these intricate patterns all designed to catch it's prey.

Spider webs in the park lightly covered with morning mist

I cheated and used a star filter on my camera to get the sparkle on this dew covered spider web.

More photoArt can be seen in this set: www.flickr.com/photos/stevecorey/sets/72157625695227248/

In and around the barn at Quilmet - everywhere is spiders, webs and insects

South Otselic area hike.

Web in the fog at North Point Park near Baltimore. Taken with a LensBaby w/10X diopter.

Fine looking spider in my garden doing it's thing. Built a web and wrapped up a meal.

webs.

Ironbridge Shropshire

Processed with VSCOcam with c1 preset

Monet's garden of delights

the spiders have been so busy recently - i feel like i'm wearing a blanket of web silk every time i emerge after a walk in the woods. this morning was quite misty, and all the webs were highlighted in layers of droplets.