I had taken a few pictures of these spider webs all wet with dew on my way to work about a week ago but wasn't really happy with them. So this morning on my way in I noticed all the fields were dewy again so I thought "OH perfect! I get a 2nd chance". Hopefully this does well, I had debated over a few different pictures to submit & think this one turned out the most unique.
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I love all the drops and details on the spider and the web. But I find background a bit distracting. Maybe it will work better in b&w, which might help with neutralizing all the greenery?
I actually just got back from my vacation and shot the exact spider many times, and none turned out as nice as this. Very clear. Love the water droplets on the web. Great color, and love the DOF. Nice work.
Lovely time to photograph one of these guys - the little jewels of water on the web are nice! Realizing you probably didn't want to get too close (then the "ick!" factor comes into play), a slightly different angle rendering a bit of depth of field - ie part of the web and spider in sharp focus, the rest blurring in and out - would have added a nice touch to this.
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