Finally I focused on the web itself. This proved much more difficult as the wind had picked up and I needed to capture the image at the precise moment. Of many images, this is my favourite.
After I would spray the water, the spider repeatedly shook itself and wiped away the droplets from its body and legs. An action that surprised me. Here you can see it wiping a large droplet from one of its legs.
As scared as I am around spiders, they are one of the most beautiful creatures to capture on camera.
I've heard of people spraying spider webs with water to make them more noticeable. I have to say I am pleased I tried it, and I will definitely be using it more often!
Came across this little chap in my garden. Attempted some lovely photo's but it proved difficult due to it being such a windy day. I'd have gotten closer if it was not for my deathly phobia of these arachnids. Of over 2 dozen images, I've narrowed them down to the most successful.
A poor fly awaits its fate as a spider lowers itself towards it. I took this shortly after I had my new DSLR as a test of how detailed its zoom could be. It took a few shots to get the image perfect. I knew I wanted the spider to be just close enough to the fly to give a feeling of solicitude. I feel what really sells this image is the that the two life forms appear as silhouettes apart from the small amount of transparency through the flies wings and the spiders legs. I named the image Life as it is the perfect example; You don't always win, you don't always lose.
