Tuesday 21 January 2014

Jewels on the Web

Another cold start to the day. Once again the temperature first thing this morning was -3C but this time with foggy conditions. Most things were covered in frost:

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While we were out walk-about I noticed how well some spiders' webs were showing as the dew drops on them had frozen:

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A couple of attempts at taking macro shots, hand held so not the clearest of photos:

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The light refracting through the frozen water drops made them look as though each spider had scattered jewels along the strands of its web.


12 comments:

  1. If I ever get the chance I would love to emulate these macros.

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  2. Adrian. It's surprising how different things can look when we get in close. It was a pity I couldn't get a tripod close enough.

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  3. Those macros look pretty good to me John.

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    1. Roy. They look OK small but could have been a lot crisper if I could have got a tripod close enough.

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    1. TWG. Yes. Things look so different as you get closer.

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  5. These are great John.
    So much beauty to see around us when we just look.

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    1. Keith. I know I often miss a lot. I look but I don't always see!

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  6. Jewels, indeed! It's a wonderful macro world, and really amazing how beautiful the touch of frost can be. Nippy on the fingers, though ;)

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    1. Glo. Definitely right about it being nippy on the fingers!

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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