Squamish spider by shepherdman

Squamish spider

I spotted this spider near to the bottom of Shannon Falls, Squamish during our Canadian trip. I was actually scrambling across rocks and logs to get a shot of @shepherdmanswife and our friend from Squamish, who, at my request, had also scrambled across the rocks and logs, and were now perched precariously on a boulder, with the Falls behind them. They waited patiently while I photographed the spider. Oh, all right, they weren’t very patient, since they couldn’t actually see why I had stopped, and was apparently messing about with my camera, photographing what, from where they were sitting, was some perfectly ordinary shrubbery, when I had a much more attractive view just waiting to be captured. Them.
I finally decided that I had better take note of the shouts and grumbles from the base of the Falls, and went to get my shot of the falls, enhanced by @shepherdmanswife and our friend. Naturally @shepherdmanswife photographed the spider as she was returning to the path.
Incidentally our Squamish friend hates spiders, and keeps a spider stick by the back door. As she goes down the garden on a summer morning, she vigorously waves the stick in front of her, like a fencing contestant without an opponent, brushing away the webs that lie across the path.
Great capture:)
November 12th, 2014  
Love the way you've captured this. The reflected light on the web is magical. Fav
November 12th, 2014  
Beautiful shot, the web really sparkles.Fav :)
November 12th, 2014  
I have one thing I always say about picture of insects. Nice Bug.
November 12th, 2014  
Funny story and a fabulous capture of the spider and his web.
November 12th, 2014  
Beautiful, it catches the light great!
November 12th, 2014  
wow this is fabulous!
November 12th, 2014  
Wonderful web shot - the light is great.
November 12th, 2014  
Great web capture.
November 12th, 2014  
Always love shots of spiders webs!
November 12th, 2014  
Great shot!
November 12th, 2014  
A beauty! (The shot, that is)
November 12th, 2014  
Great capture!
November 12th, 2014  
I don't really love spiders but I do like great shots like this of their webs
November 12th, 2014  
Gorgeous!
November 12th, 2014  
Hilarious story, very well written - oh, and the shot is nice too.
November 12th, 2014  
Perfectly formed - this has to be the best spider and web shot I have seen on here... I'm glad you took the time to capture it.
November 12th, 2014  
Excellent capture! I think it sometime that spider was very uptight.
November 13th, 2014  
Lovely detail.........great shot and worth taking a few minutes to photograph!
November 13th, 2014  
Not a fan of spiders, But great detailing in the web.
November 18th, 2014  
Beautiful photo!!
November 30th, 2014  
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