Posted by Merle Cook on April 13, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Thank you all for your very kind comments. The green background was due to the web being on the fence of the pasture behind our property. The pasture grass gave me a good oof area for the shot.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 14, 2008 at 9:54 AM
Very nice shot Merle. I really like the background and well defined web.
This guy looks like a relative of the one I walked face first into when out shooting in the vineyards one day. I was looking for one last good cluster of grapes on the vine and just as I turned my head back to front I walked right into an orb weavers web!
Of course I instinctively jerked my head ... started swiping at my face to brush the spider off ... all without dropping my camera mounted tripod! When my heart stopped racing I realized I couldn't see any more, my glasses went flying when I jerked my head around.
I got in touch with my son and a friend of his and the three of us looked around for about 45 minutes, no luck finding them.
Then my photo buddy (Sinbad, black lab) showed up and my son said "Sinbad, find my dad's glasses". Off he went into the rows and we didn't think much about it. I'll wrap this story up by saying that not five minutes passed and here came Sinbad with my glasses softly clutched in his mouth ... in perfect condition!
This story has been told many a times around the vineyard ... and it's all true!
Posted by Brad Mangas on April 14, 2008 at 10:18 AM
What a hoot Wayne!
You know what they say, "life is better when looking thru dog slobbered glasses"
O.K. Wayne - - -Does the fact that you were shooting in the "VINEYARDS" have anything to do with you losing your glasses and coming up with this story about the dog finding them ?? Inquiring minds want to know...
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Brad
This guy looks like a relative of the one I walked face first into when out shooting in the vineyards one day. I was looking for one last good cluster of grapes on the vine and just as I turned my head back to front I walked right into an orb weavers web!
Of course I instinctively jerked my head ... started swiping at my face to brush the spider off ... all without dropping my camera mounted tripod! When my heart stopped racing I realized I couldn't see any more, my glasses went flying when I jerked my head around.
I got in touch with my son and a friend of his and the three of us looked around for about 45 minutes, no luck finding them.
Then my photo buddy (Sinbad, black lab) showed up and my son said "Sinbad, find my dad's glasses". Off he went into the rows and we didn't think much about it. I'll wrap this story up by saying that not five minutes passed and here came Sinbad with my glasses softly clutched in his mouth ... in perfect condition!
This story has been told many a times around the vineyard ... and it's all true!
You know what they say, "life is better when looking thru dog slobbered glasses"