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Bo Zarts

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5. Full disclosure ..

Reply to Trueblue Texan (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 01:44 PM

Nov 18

I did not see the spider until I started processing the image; specifically, until I cropped in to achieve a desired 1:1 composition, with the center of the web in the lower left corner of the square. This discovery sure makes me happy that I was able to retrieve my lens cap from the extremely wet grass (heavy dew) without disturbing the spider or the web.

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String of Pearls (or, Where I Dropped My Lens Cap) [View all] Bo Zarts Nov 18 OP

Beautiful - perfectly titled. KPN Nov 18 #1

Stunning, my dear Bo! Thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 18 #2

amazing photo! Trueblue Texan Nov 18 #3

Full disclosure .. Bo Zarts Nov 18 #5

Nicely done composition...lower left focal point...on purpose. c-rational Nov 18 #7

Your description of the orb weaver female makes me think of the lives of the female octopuses. erronis Nov 18 #8

Which reminds me of this video from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium... ultralite001 Nov 18 #12

Mesmerizing - thank you. Imagine a mother sending the toddler out the door forever. erronis Nov 18 #13

Every mother... everywhere... ultralite001 Nov 18 #14

Breathtaking! LearnedHand Nov 18 #4

my orb weaver moonshinegnomie Nov 18 #6

String of (40s) Pearls 3825-87867 Nov 18 #9

Ok - now admit I'm getting old. I actually enjoyed that! erronis Nov 18 #15

Beautiful MustLoveBeagles Nov 18 #10

So beautiful! democrank Nov 18 #11

Wow! ShazzieB Nov 19 #16

Very nice Old Crank Nov 20 #17