Jim Emery Photography

Orb Web on Fence
Fairfield Glade, TN

 
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This was a wonderful and fruitful morning when I captured this image--the same day as the sunrise and red clover images presented here. It was a very damp, dewy daybreak with great light and lots of subjects. My 300mm lens came in very handy too, which is unusual (the reason I sold it recently). Orb webs are a staple image of most outdoor/nature photographers, and I'm no exception. The symmetry and beauty of these deathtraps is awesome, particularly when highlighted by dew. The key to successfully executing these photographs is to have the web perfectly parallel to the film-plane--a task often easier said than done!
 
 
   
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