Spider & The Bee by TwoPynts
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"'Won't you come on over for dinner?' ,said the spider to the bee." ~~~~~
Going to my car from the house this morning, I probably would have walked right into this scene you see before you. The spider and bee were at about forehead level on me. Luckily, Lisa saw it and warned me, and encouraged me to take a photo even though I was running late. I didn't want to take the time to get my C8080 out and set up a tripod, etc., so I pulled my tiny Pentax from my briefcase and held it up to take some exposures. It was rather frustrating because of the height of the web and the breeze was causing it to sway back and forth unpredictably, not good when taking a macro photo. So I took as many exposures as time would allow from a few different angles, and for the last shots she even held up a leaf behind them so that the white of the front of our house would not show. I got to work and downloaded the contents of my camera. Most of the photos were too blurred or the depth of field was centered in the wrong spot. This was the final photo. The moral of the story? Always take that one last shot. ;'] Anyone recognize the type of spider? ------
Thank you for your comments on my 2 uploads yesterday,
Parking Garage Reflections
and
The Face in the Bark
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Pentax Optio S5i & PhotoshopCS. (975)
Boca Raton., Florida, USA 2007
Sponsored by: 
Kramer Kreations 
Comments (39)
hey excellent find, looks so good!!
Amazing!
Mmmm, what a tasty treat... I'd say your little Pentax did a fine job -- at least on the last try. ;o) Great find & capture ... and the leaf was an inspired addition!
Wow, stunning shot!
Great closeup!
Well this is a fine capture - great idea to give it a background :)
Fascinating picture !
It's amazing what you find when you are least expecting it!! Great shot!!
One of those shots you go to great lengths to get(almost dangerous too)....NICE!!
Well it seems you had a nice and exciting time with this shot, I just can imagine you running all over, he he he. But it's really excellent ;O)
cool shot, nicely done......!
Excellent and wonderful macro!
Awesome capture!!! Superb view!!!
It is good idea You took "The last" shot of this hungry fellow. Fine shot indeed!
Yummy!!!! LOL. Excellent capture, Kortaloo. Glad you got that last shot in. -M :^)
great macro
Whewww, close one :o) great serendipitous shot Kort !
What a lovely little spider with a fantastic heart. To go up against a bee is very brave even if its caught in a web. Great shot and what luck, huh?
What a great capture Kort and I'm so pleased that Lisa pre-warned you before you walked into it. I think you did an amazing job - taking photos like I do LOL!!! Hugs. xx
Excellent capture!!!
Lucky last shot for sure Kort, the spider has got a bagged lunch ! Also it's good that you didn't walk into the web and dinner ! Kool macro ~Cheers~ :o)
A very nice macro, excellent detail!
My guess is an "Orb Weaver", they really like to build big beautiful webs around houses, generally at the height you indicate. Nice spiders... they are big enough to see and be aware of so I leave them alone up until cold weather when they seem to try to make their way into the house... Really great capture...ummmm.. photo I mean... never know what drama is going on in the yard... ever see an ant lion? =)
Well worth the effort!!!!
what a nature shot....hope you weren't too late...but the shot was worth it..
beautiful spider and too bad about the bee as we are very short on them
It was worth being late for work to get a shot of this life and death struggle. You can see how the web has caught him in its grip. An amazing shot.
Said the spider to the bee? Strange, I was always under the impression that it was "spider to the fly." Anyway, good lighting, clarity and textures in this macro considering the unstable conditions. And, I have no idea as to the identity of the arachnid.
Ah ha, dinner!!!!!!!! what a find??!!!!!!
Dinner is served. Excellent capture. Aloha