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Category Archives: Photography
Catch of the Day
The next “chapter” in the photographic life of our garden spider involves him capturing and eating prey. This photo was taken today in the late afternoon during a rain storm. The web hung from the front overhang and was kept … Continue reading
My Personal Vegetation!
Images are not taken, but made. If I see an interesting composition, I can spend some time in studying the subject from several different angles. In this photo, taken in my backyard, I focused on the play of light and … Continue reading
West Point
We visited the Military Academy at West Point today with the Bellaggio Winter Residents Club. This is a photo of the interior of the main chapel on the grounds. Notice how all the books are carefully aligned. This chapel is … Continue reading
About Flowers
One of my favorite flower subjects are daisies. Why? (1) they are everywhere and (2) the offer a nearly endless array of variation in composition. Here is a typical arrangement of three daisies with only the one in the foreground … Continue reading
Garden Spider Climbing Web
Another view of our garden spider with lunch. This one was taken from the back and you may not be able to see the food bolus. However, you can clearly see the complex web and how the spider is climbing … Continue reading
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Fresh Face for the Blog
We are showing off our new summer “feathers” for the blog. The previous version was getting tired. Like a peacock, we got to strut our stuff.
Our Little Spider and Her Lunch
Here is shot of another Argiope aurantia in the yard. This one has packaged her lunch and is getting ready to escape to her lair above the dangling web. Look just above the black mass to see her mouth and … Continue reading
Little Spider
This spider was spinning his web on the front porch to my house. The nerve! He is smaller than my pinkie nail and the photo captures him about 3 times life size. The critter is one of the “orb” spinning … Continue reading
Mosquito Photos
Since I have been posting my spider images here, I have come across another photographer who was taken some amazing photos of mosquito larvae becoming little mosquito adults. I encourage you to take a look at http://blog.burrard-lucas.com/mosquitoes/