At some point Affinity became the go-to place for spiders and Nightjar continues this tradition with a wonderful set of photos taken at dusk.
I’ve noticed a lack of spiders on Affinity lately and since there is one currently living right in front of my bedroom window I thought I would share. I’ve only seen it after sunset, I think it’s one of those spiders that only sit in the middle of the web at night. I got home late today, saw it and went inside to grab the camera to get some silhouette shots against the evening sky, but the light faded too quickly and I had to resort to using the flash for a few more photos. The flash really brings out all those hairy and spidery details, making the last photos particularly unsafe for arachnophobes I think.
All photos are posted under the fold.
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©Nightjar, all rights reserved
©Nightjar, all rights reserved
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Thanks Nightjar. I love spiders and this one is a beauty. Your photos are so detailed and I especially like the way the web shimmers in the light of the flash.
Imagine if your job was to hang up a net, and pizzas simply flew into it?
Voyager, thanks! It was the first time I used the flash on a spider web, I wasn’t sure it it would work but I liked the result.
Marcus, sounds good to me. :)
Looks like that web has been pretty successful at catching small insects.
That spider is doing fine work!
That spider and it’s web are beautiful, specially with the flash of the camera. Well done photos!
I want a pizza-catching web, too.
I love the first photo, the successful silhouette with a hint of golden lining. It seems the spider is staring wistfully into the sunset and dreaming a spider daydream.
I love that first shot. The colours are so drowsy.
That is a well-used web. It’s nice to get both a non-flash and flash pictures. Spider evening light and in a different light.