A few days I posted a photo of a giant spider web (which one blogger said looked to be big enough to catch a dog) processed in a couple of different ways. I received lots of helpful comments about adjustments that I made or didn’t make. With those comments in mind, I worked on this photo of a different web that I photographed earlier in October. It’s not quite as big as the previous one, but is in better condition and the spider is still present. The web was suspended between two cattails and I had enough room to set up my tripod on the boardwalk that runs through the marsh, so hopefully my shot is pretty clear (although I confess that manual focusing is still a challenge for me). I may work on some more variations of this photo, but here is my initial effort.
So what do you think of this spider web (click on it to see a higher resolution view)?
Almost giant spider web with spider
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Mike Powell 
Looking good. You grow some impressive spider webs in your part of the world. The processing looks better – I’ll have to take a note of that. But who would make that dog comment?
I must be watching too many political campaign ads and left you as a hidden, anonymous (but well-informed) source. No other blogger I know is likely to have made that comment other than you. (That either says a lot of about you or about the crowd with which I associate–I’d vote for the former view). Thanks, Lyle.
I think it’s an excellent shot.
Thanks. I’m glad you like it (and I like the way that it turned out too). Most of the time I try to render my image pretty much as it looks through my viewfinder, but somehow with things like spider webs I want to show off all of the details and end up sacrificing a little bit of realism.
Your web/spider pictures are absolutely amazing!!
Thanks. The spiders are mighty cooperative in that regard (maybe it’s Southern hospitality).
I even have a tiny spider living in its web under the windowsill by kitchen sink. I usually have one every year. Tunny thing — I commented on a woman’s blog about saving insects etc. I told her about my pet spider. Seems she has one by sink too!