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Follow the Lights

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 1, 2016332 views8 comments

into my lair, said the spider... Upside down, this has me thinking about some of the underground passages in airports. Another look at the colors that diffraction creates on particular spider webs. In this case, I believe that it's an Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). (7D2, 180mm macroL, f/8, 1/125s, iso 800, tripod)

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on September 1, 2016 at 4:57 PM

Wow. Your spider sequence just gets better and better. Very cool.

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Comment posted by Paula LeVay on September 1, 2016 at 11:33 PM

Mark, I love the iridescent sequined pathway and the illuminated horizontal strands that lead my eye directly to the Orbweaver. Very different and very nice.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 2, 2016 at 2:04 AM

Mark ..giving me a run for my money....!!!

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on September 2, 2016 at 8:51 AM

I love those iridescent light bubbles, Mark. Good title too. Wonderful series! I’m envious.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on September 2, 2016 at 10:45 AM

So nice, Mark! A very fitting title as well, love everything about this!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 2, 2016 at 11:23 AM

Balan,
Your shots with all of the colored strands got me thinking about spiderweb optics and having that happen just as the spiders here in North America go crazy coating the woods with webs made it easy for me to explore the subject without needing to walk more that a few hundred yards (or less) from my house. That's a perfect recipe for a thorough look.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on September 2, 2016 at 12:43 PM

Hi Mark, very nice shot with a wonderful composition ... ! i think this is the best of the shots so far ...

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 9, 2016 at 8:08 PM

I especially like the light arrays and how they lead one inexorably to the spider. They also give a real perception of depth to the web.

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