Sunrise in South Amherst a few weeks ago
Banded Garden Spider – Argiope-trifasciata the foreground grass
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09.26.2020 Backlit
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Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
Wow. Your first image could be an introductory scene from a Jurassic Park episode. And what a super portrait of the spider, yet another that I have yet to meet in person.
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Having never seen Jurassic Park I wouldn’t make that connection but glad it strikes you as worthy of being considered cinematic. Had you been there with me you might have met several dozen as there was a spider on almost every blade of grass…exaggeration. But there were many. I guess the kids all stayed close to home.
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Thanks for that thought–I’d love to have been there with you. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a field full of webs like that.
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Fantastic garden spider!
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Thanks, Lori. They are not uncommon although I haven’t found one in any of our gardens, only meadows and fields.
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Backlighting is a nature photographer’s friend.
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I like most light but sidelighting is my favorite.
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Then here’s to sidelighting, with some backlighting on the side.
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Nice autumnal hues. Love the sparkly bokeh!
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Thanks, Eliza. I’ve made better spider portraits but the bokeh is why I shared this one.
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Two dramatically different subjects united by a common theme of back lighting. The sky in the first image is especially striking.
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Thanks, Mike. The crepuscular rays were what made the image for me although it would have worked with just the backlighting.
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The rays are spectacular. You know me and simplification: I probably would’ve sought a vantage point for a composition of simply the tree and the rays and nothing else.
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I considered that…there is still time.
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I suspect that spider’s admiring its handiwork, just as we’re admiring your photo.
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There were dozens of similar webs with occupants. I was like a kid in a candy shop but it was a challenge to wander around and not harm any.
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This image of a spider, Steve~well it is just gorgeous.
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Thanks, Melissa. Glad that you find it attractive. 🙂
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