I started playing with my speed light in conjunction with my 50mm fixed telephoto macro…

I was able to slow down this spider to 1/2000th of a second. That is fast enough to see the web being made.

You can check out how you can do it too @ EverydayHDR

Olympus E-30
Zuiko 50mm lens

Single exposure HDR for the spider, background from the original exposure.

Processed with Photomatix Pro
Post Processed with Adobe CS 5