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JACKPOT !!!

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 5, 2017115 views7 comments

This pretty lady was in my barn. Her web was enormous...about 3+feet across frown

. Actually, went out to the barn and realized, that including the attachment silk, the web was about 5 feet across!

She has hit the dinnertime jackpot with 2 beetles this night.

Handheld with speedlite. I increased the blacks to "erase" the barn roof and stall in the BG.

I hope, you like her as much as I do! She's a very pretty spider.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 5, 2017 at 8:21 AM

Lucy ...at the first look , this seemed to me like a shattered windscreen. Love the torn web, and the dark bg. Fine and sharp on the spiders....nice piece of work ..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on October 5, 2017 at 10:20 AM

Love the dark BG and spider and prey are in good detail. The web really shows well too. If you have the ability to shift spider and prey down a bit it may look a bit more balanced in the frame. I also love your choice of framing around this. Happy Halloween.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 5, 2017 at 11:39 AM

Lucy, the larger view really shows off your friend and her prey beautifully. I too like the torn web and the black background. My spider repaired her web twice over nearly 3 weeks, but never seemed to catch anything. Hopefully your friend with make repairs so you can keep enjoying her presence.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on October 5, 2017 at 11:54 AM

Lucy, very nice image which tells a real strong story. The golden illuminated colors of the beetles against the black and white background and web help tell the story.

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on October 5, 2017 at 4:05 PM

Love this picture! Nice composition and use of the empty space of the left for your signature. Artistic. Thanks again for all your help!

Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 7, 2017 at 5:10 PM

Nice one, Lucy. It's neat to get both the spider and its prey.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on October 20, 2017 at 6:03 PM

Thank you so much for choosing me as a weekly pick! I had so much fun photographing this spider! I loved all the intricate shapes and the colors of this very big girl. crying

Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments