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Orange spider blends in with the dry grasses.
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Nature buffs and camera enthusiasts find spiders and their intricate webs fascinating. Photographing them is challenging. Here are some tips to improve your digital photos of spider webs.
Web with grass background.
Spider webs with dew on them are more visible in photographs than a plain web. This means getting out early with the digital camera before the sun dries everything out.
Web billowing in the breeze.
Keep your hands very steady or use a tripod for macros. Avoid windy days when slight movements of the web will blur your picture.
Partial web with mulch background.
Look for plain, uncluttered background to show off the web better. Dirt, mulch, or sky work well as a background. The close-up setting on the digital camera helps by putting the background out of focus.
Dew drops like a string of pearls.
Take multiple shots from different angles. Try getting the whole web, a section of the web, different sides of the web. Then see what turned out the best.
Article By: Virginia Allain
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slphilbrick said
on 9/29/2008 I love taking pictures of nature... I never was very good at the spider webs and have seen many I'd love to capture. Thanks for the tips ! 5*
gailM said
on 9/18/2008 I remember my daughter, Shannon, taking pictures of insects for her 4-H project. She never was happy with the ones she took of spider webs. Your ehow will be a big help.
Cherst1031 said
on 8/2/2008 Wow, very cool. I will give this a try as long as I don't see the weaver nearby!
SeventhSibling said
on 6/27/2008 These pictures are striking, particularly the picture with Step 5. The water drops look like strings of tiny decorations. Nice work!
SeventhSibling said
on 6/27/2008 These pictures are striking, particularly the picture with Step 5. The water drops look like strings of tiny decorations. Nice work!