a disappointed spider by quietpurplehaze

a disappointed spider

I sat on the deck looking at the seedhead caught in this spider's web slung onto the upright of our bird feeder and wondered what I could make of it.

I had the 55-210mm lens on my A6000, ready for any unsuspecting robins, so I decided to try out a few picture effects, 22 shots in all, far more than I usually take of any one subject.

When I loaded up the shots to the computer, there was the spider, lurking - cannot see the expression on his little face.

All that intricate work - for a seedhead.........


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Great minds Hazel - it's definitely cobweb day today!! Lovely capture - especially the disappointed spider!! LOL!!
September 8th, 2021  
Ha ha ! no great big juicy grub for him today !!
September 8th, 2021  
Lol
September 8th, 2021  
Ha, big catch but not too tasty a treat.
September 8th, 2021  
Great capture of the web!
September 8th, 2021  
Bep
Nicely captured. What a disappointment for the spider!
September 8th, 2021  
I wonder if the web is still viable or if the presence of the seed head will make it not work as an ambush.
September 8th, 2021  
@gardencat

I would imagine the latter. The web had disappeared today, spider too.
September 8th, 2021  
Wonderful patterns and fine detail captured here Hazel:)
September 8th, 2021  
Maybe something more delicious will come along.
September 8th, 2021  
Love your narrative - nice focusing
September 9th, 2021  
Beautiful capture!
September 9th, 2021  
A great capture with the seedhead but no dinner for the spider.
September 9th, 2021  
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