Showing posts with label spider webs in the mist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spider webs in the mist. Show all posts

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Where I Stand Sunday

You've seen this spot before!


Actually it was where I stood last night, as I couldn't resist. There had been a misty rain all day, and on one of our canine potty outings, the yard light - lit outside of the gate made an awesome backlight and portrait for this little spider web. Taking photos at night (no flash) is interesting. Got out the tripod - actually, it's the pochade (art painting box) stand...but it worked all the same. Stopped the lens way down. The wind was blowing a little bit, so you can kinda see the motion in it.
"Where I Stand Sunday" is an ongoing photo essay examining the different places I spend my life standing.
Too often we take for granted the everyday places we spend our lives walking on.
The ground we tread on has its own stories to tell.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Fence Webs



This week was the first episode of "Law and Order:SVU" and the character who was really into spiders, stated "one is never 6 feet away from a spider". Well, here it would be about 2 feet or less, but I found the web building at the chain link fence very beautiful this morning, in the mist. So I took several photos and this one came out pretty good!

Adventures in Pyrography

 Last year about this time, I purchased a cheapo woodburning set and some little wood pieces and tried my hand at woodburning.  I made a few...