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Spider web

Apr, 2016

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Location

I found this spiders web in one of my favorite places, an unused gravel pit near my house. The owner had given me permission to walk my dog there.

Time

The dog and I always walked there in the morning between 7 and 8 o'clock. One morning in August 1995 or so, I saw the spiders web and raced home to get my camera, before the light changed or the dew evaporated. I took three shots, one closeup, one mid-range and this one with more of the plant material included.

Lighting

If I recall correctly the early morning fog was just lifting which gave enough sun to illuminate the web, but not enough to cast shadows.

Equipment

I have to confess that this was taken with my old Nikon DSL and my 55-200 mm zoom lens. Both of which have be retired and are packed away, and I have forgotten the model of the camera and the brand of the zoom.

Inspiration

I have always tried, mostly unsucessfuly, to photogragh lines. Lines of telephone wires that look like they are on fire in the late afternoon light, spider webs glistening with dew, and train tracks glowing in the sun. This was my best result and while all three of the shots I took are pleasing I like the longer view as the lines of the vegitation give the picture an extra pop of light.

Editing

The photo hangs on my wall and since it was taken in my days of load the film, send the film off to a drug store lab, wait a week, then hope one or two pictures are worth the effort, the only post-processing was to scan the picture add my name and upload it to ViewBug©.

In my camera bag

These days I carry a Nikon 5000 with a 18-55 mm nikon lens and a 55-300 mm Nikon zoom lens. There is also a mini tripod, a bean bag, a couple of filters, a whistle and a spare battery.

Feedback

''Spider Web'' could also be titled Serendipity. It pays to have camera handy at all times and make sure you keep the dog from jumping around and blurring the shot.

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