The Spider's Web (1 and 2)

LaFoto · Sep 16, 2006

This was home to a small spider and I liked how it behaved in the light.

Next to it was a bigger, less orderly one, with a much bigger inhabitant:

And several things had got caught in the bigger spider's web:

All things found this afternoon upon doing some work in the garden, and the last two say "autumn" to me ever so clearly.

Now I should go out and finish the work I had started ... !

Antarctican · Sep 16, 2006

Nice ones Lafoto! I like 'em all, but especially the iridescent effect of the web in the first two shots.

LaFoto · Sep 16, 2006

Thanks, Jeanne.
That web was moving in the wind and constantly changing, so I had to be quick to capture it when it just was at its most colourful. You can see the movement - it is a bit blurred at the bottom. I did not have much light where I found it, tucked away behind our compost compound.

oldnavy170 · Sep 16, 2006

I hate spiders........but.......I do like the rainbow colors coming off of the web!!! Nice job!

chris82 · Sep 16, 2006

there great.no 3 is my favorite.its amazing how an ordinary garden spider can look so menicing with a little creative photography:hail: :thumbsup:

JTHphoto · Sep 16, 2006

those first two are amazing, corinna! outstanding! #1 is my fav, well composed, classic web design and you got the spidey too! :thumbup:

bjames · Sep 16, 2006

Wow, I really like the light reflecting off the spider silk. That's definitely one picture I would probably frame and stick on my wall. Well done.

Rathbone · Sep 16, 2006

nice rainbow colors in the web in the first 2 pics, and the luminescent effect on the leaf in the last one is really cool.

LaFoto · Sep 17, 2006

Thanks to all! I am glad you like these. Yes, I was quite fascinated by the rainbow colours in that small spider's web and how it would forever change in the breeze.

inneist · Sep 18, 2006

The color of the leaf in #3 is stunning, the season gives it an extra. I like it.

ravikiran · Sep 19, 2006

Hey LaFoto,
what gear did you use?

cumi · Sep 19, 2006

WOW! I was also searching for a time for a spider net, but I couldn't find an optimal for photographing yet. You did a great job.

How long did you seek for this one?

LaFoto · Sep 19, 2006

I came upon this one when I threw garden wastes into our compost compound, and there it was. So I rushed into the house and (here comes the reply for Ravi now) got my Canon EOS 350D with the Sigma DG 70-300mm lens mounted to it, put that lens into its macro mode (between 200-300mm), first approached the web of the cross spider and got that macro (or several, but many had either camera shake (too dark, lens too long) or were out of focus (DOF extremely short in macro mode!)), then I detected the small spider, went around, had the light against me and saw the lovely rainbow effect on the web. Took pics. Loaded them into the computer, saw they were no good. Went out again with the same gear, hoped the sun would still be in as good a position for the effect, which it was, tried to be better and ... well... voilà.