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More spider art

September 16, 2012 by Mike Powell

I’ve already posted some photos of spider webs from last Friday morning when I visited Huntley Meadows Park. When I looked over the photos again today, however, I realized I have some more pretty good ones. Once again I am struck by the complexity and the diversity of the webs. Some have primarily straight lines and others have mostly curves. Some are large and intricate, others are smaller and simpler.

All of them are breathtakingly beautiful to me.

A view from a jail cell (not really, but it almost looks like that)

An unusually-shaped spider web

An incomplete spider web

Scallop-curved web

Posted in Bugs, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged beauty, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Huntley Meadows Park, intricate, simple, spider, spider webs | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on September 16, 2012 at 7:09 pm | Reply Carol Welsh

Wow…those spiders have created artistic masterpieces! 🙂
on September 16, 2012 at 7:35 pm | Reply Sue

Gorgeous, you were there at the right time of day!
on September 16, 2012 at 11:36 pm | Reply Mike Powell

Later in the day when the water has evaporated and the light is brighter, they will be all but invisible. There is something special about early mornings (I’m pretty much a morning person).
on September 17, 2012 at 11:28 pm | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice ones!
- on September 18, 2012 at 2:25 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I may go again in a few weeks and see if I can photograph some new spider webs. It seems that they are like snowflakes–no two are the same.
on September 19, 2012 at 7:24 pm | Reply ronablackphotography

I love every one of these shots. Well done, Mike!
- on September 19, 2012 at 9:00 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Rona. The artistry of the spiders is amazing. I am happy I was able to capture some of the beauty and share it.
on October 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm | Reply Early morning spider web « Mike Powell

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