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First attempt at a spider's web with dew droplets - more to come. Photo by Katja Heber, all rights reserved.
The backlighting on this web caught my attention. Basic processing in LR6 resulted in an OK image but I took it further to include a Photomorphis texture screen in hard light mode which (I feel) gave it a more dimensional effect.
Sunrise highlights the tangle of spider webs along the lake’s shore.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 200-500mm 5.6E ED VR
460mm
F11@1/100th
(DSC_5609)
©Don Brown 2018
Not every photo of writing spiders centred upon conspicuous, decorative webs on the periphery of the floras around the building that I take actually gets published. The more photographs I stocked of the writing spiders, the less fascinated I got about them. The fact that they are the most common species in the surrounding contributed to my gradual disenchantment towards them. The maxim 'familiarity breeds contempt' proves true for all animate things and inanimate alike. We tend to take things and people for granted after we get accustomed to them. There is often a misconception that we already know everything there is to know about them, and that is when the disinterest sets in.
No matter how rampant they are, the probability of spotting a writing spider on a completed web is however low; average of one per month. The effort and time the fairly small spiders put into the development of their wonder web might give account to the statistic. And this causes them to be perceived to be as scarce as the smaller camouflaging crab spiders and lowlight-hunting lynx spiders resident in the common habitat.
I was eager to show off the first writing spider. It was an exciting find. I had never seen a web as decorated before. The following observation which was slightly different in colouring was also shared, in sequence to the first. Subsequent sightings in the environment were no different from the originals. I am inclined to ignore new observations if there are no peculiar features found on them. Others I do not completely ignore, I use to warm my camera by exploring new perspectives and practising better focus. Good images taken are retained for a while in my device or camera memory. They get reviewed regularly. Some get deleted after a while.
Above is a photo of the most recent writing spider. Its glorified web was suspended over a depression in a hedge next to a walk way. The next few days witnessed an unusual but progressive transformation of the web of this particular specimen. A probable explanation for this is a consistent and creative attempt by the spider to make a normally short-lived web last longer. As parts of the web fail, the spider reinforces the underlying foundation threads. This action invariably leads to formation of a new or different web design every time. Now the evolution of the patterns or design over time is a thing of interest. Could web patterns resembling certain alphabets be an indication of a smart web-weaver? Or perhaps a mathematically-inclined arachnid, since the characters are popular algebraic cliches?In any case, here is a challenge posed by an insect. A riddle. A picture puzzle. It is a reminder of one of such general mathematics problems with the unforgettable appendage delivering the urgent request 'find x'. Once again, we find x. And why too.
When I went out to attempt fog/mist photos for 112 pictures in 2012, I entered a world of mist droplets. A bit of sunshine and less wind would have been helpful to me, but I still enjoyed exploring our yard for photo opportunities. Even went back for the tripod as this web was irresistible. And, of course, Bogart was wonderful company.
[SOOC, f/22, ISO 1600, shutter speed 1/30]
Polvadera, New Mexico.
"The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?" ~ Edward Weston
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Noticed this spider's web just as I was leaving my house. The sunlight was hitting it in such a way that only half-of it was readily visible and the spider silk was bending the light to give it a rainbow effect just on the strands of webbing.
It was a matter of luck and timing as any earlier or later, the light would not have bounced off it in the right way to cause this effect.
zen pretty much comes
down to three things
everything changes
everything is connected
pay attention
― Jane Hirshfield
our dear neighbour "collects"
the spiders love to decorate
his treasures, you just never know
when you are going to need
that special dust covered thingamajig :)
Oh what a tangled Web we weave
When first we (cross)dress with ease
We put on hose, and high-heeled shoes
padding and wigs and makeup we use.
We look like women, those who try to pass
We get quizzical looks, and some will ask
What are you doing? Why is it this that you do?
Some of us know. Some don't have a clue.
Makeup and styling by the talented Kelayla of www.transvista.co.uk/
Kelayla 11Nov16 Consolidated1
24 Nov 16
Red Pearls Web by Daniel Arrhakis (2019)
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Dozens of spider webs were present along the American River. The fog added some moisture to the web highlighting the structure as it was illuminated in the morning light.
Still learning how to use the Olympus PL3, so far it has great 'out-of-camera' results. I'm impressed how well it holds up at iso 1600. It's a great camera for travel. In my case it goes running with me along the river trail to catch these kind of opportunities.
We Drove through Ritzville, WA today and were enthralled by this old mess. Ritzville is a pretty shabby little town with a lot of shabby places to photograph. We only had a few minuets to take this picture. It is "Webers Repair". There's a lot of weight bearing down on those two pillars, and visually is looks like a major hazard. That thing is going to come down one of these days and hopefully no one will be under it when it does!