suspense!
Yes, she’s in there but not visible from this angle. Even when she was visible, she was in a lower web chamber that was clear of water and impossible to reach without setting off a wet warning. :-)
Shot was taken with the Panasonic TZ4 and within 2.5 inches of some of the webbing. I didn’t want to disturb a trip wire I missed and since this was right outside my apartment door, I didn’t want to find out if this spider knew Sacramento enough to find my address for making a mess…
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EBmonster
Great water drops! I don’t even want to look for the spider..
Lenny La Rue, IPA replied
LOL! Thank you and I had the shot with the spider edited and ready for posting but decided against it, partly because of your suggestion: be less literal and more artistic. The spider is safely tucked away out of view. :-D
katpix
Great catch, even without the spider.
Lenny La Rue, IPA replied
Thank you but I got the spider. ;-) I just chose to maintain her privacy online. Hehehe!
Karirose
Absolutely wonderful! I love it! I really like how the branches that frame it are soft. Too bad the spider isn’t there then I could show it to my niece as a teaching tool to understand she doesn’t have to squeal in fear when she sees a spider but she can admire the beauty it creats—of course I don’t want her making friends with the spider, but squealing? I don’t think so… lol
Lenny La Rue, IPA replied
I’ll send you the one with the very pretty spider nestled in it – just as a teaching tool. LOL!
Thank you for the nice words about the shot. :-) I had to do a lot of manual focusing to get the camera to make a sharp shot deeper in the field of view because it wasn’t set for strictly ‘spot focusing’. And when I say ‘a lot’, I mean a LOT cuz the camera will tell you when you have a good manual focus but “good” ain’t “good enough” so I tossed a lot of shots where the border was nice and soft but the subject was rather ‘tubby’ as well. LOL!
Bunny Clarke
Very lovely capture. Gorgeous droplets.
Lenny La Rue, IPA replied
Thanks! :-D It was one of those sights that caught my attention while walking by because of the bright reflections. I’ve over-shot this subject and I’m acutely aware of it but I loved this one enough to torture the rest of the planet with yet another image of droplets in a spider’s web. I am soooooooooooooooooooooo evil…