Beads of Moisture, Like Miniature Pearls
Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON
This week's theme is ``I love ....'' and I guess anyone who has seen my photographs or read my novel would know that I love the power of Nature. I am enthralled by its simplicity. I am entranced by its majesty. And most of all I am enchanted by the fact that a camera can capture a sight that most people would simply walk past without paying it the slightest attention.
I am intrigued by cobwebs. You see, when we notice them indoors, we click our tongues in exasperation. We shake our heads at this invasion. And we waste no time getting rid of them.
Yet, outdoors, a cobweb is a powerful reminder of Nature's beauty. Look at a cobweb adorned with droplets of moisture, like tiny Swarovski crystals, and all of a sudden it become a thing of beauty. Funny how our perception changes, isn't it?
I shot the two photographs above because I was absolutely riveted by the moisture glistening in the late evening sun. And the picture below? I shot it to show you just how precise the pattern is, in perfect geometrical symmetry.
oh my yes David. Nature really is amazing, and all the tiny details that we miss on a day to day hurry and burry of going about life. It is lovely to take a step back, or step closer and really, truely SEE!
ReplyDeleteGreat post DAvid!
Mine is up as well.
Those are really neat photos. You never really notice the perfect webs they weave unless you look so carefully. Great idea and have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful. Thanks for taking the time to find such great shots for us to enjoy. Have a wonderful weekend...
ReplyDeleteWell done! Beautiful shots. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. I love how intricate and detailed it is. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow David, those are really great shots! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love nature too. You captured some beautiful nature shots. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. You really have captured the beauty of spider webs. I agree, they are things of wonder. Have a great weekend
ReplyDeletemagnificent how you were able to capture that detail
ReplyDeleteThe work of nature never stops to amaze me! Gorgeous photographs!
ReplyDeleteIt just amazes me how spiders do that. Fantastic photos.
ReplyDeleteOh, here comes the Green-Eyed Monster! I've been trying to get a "dewy spider-web" macro for years, now. The few times I found them with the old R607, the camera wouldn't cooperate. Now that I have the Canon, the only time I ever saw a web I wanted - I didn't have the freaking camera with me. Argh.
ReplyDeleteYours are great pics, David. Come next summer, though, I'm going to give you a run for your money. :-D
Wonderful shots, David. The top one is my favorite. Was this early morning?
ReplyDeletePeace!
very beautiful!! I love the photography you produce!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Be careful David, I posted a photo of a garden spider in it's awesome web, and was accused by several women of sneaking that spider photo in there ;-) They were just teasing, of course.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots, especially catching the dew like that.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are so lovely and sparkle so perfectly. I decided not to do PH this week. But I'm glad I saw yours.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are an amazing photographer! WOW!
ReplyDeleteMine is up here;
Photo Hunter:I Love
Happy Weekend!
Well, as long as I don't have to meet the spider I'm okay. Not into spiders at all. Very interesting shot. Have a great day. :)
ReplyDeleteI find them a bit awe inspiring even within the confines of my own home. It's my excuse for not dusting more often.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, beautiful shots.
Cool! Those are amazing shots of Nature. I love looking at the intricate designs of cobwebs. It's hard to find one now in the concrete jungle of Singapore.
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing photographs. I think I could enter a trance gazing at those cobwebs.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos indeed. We are in the middle of spider season and every time I step out of doors I am breaking some web, which is patiently rebuilt for the next day.
ReplyDeleteOh, oh, oh ... thank you! I had been watching a large spider build and rebuild its web for weeks. I finally decided that I would photograph it that evening. In the meantime, Mark finally got tired of walking into the massive web and removed it!
ReplyDeleteThose are very beautiful photos! :) My photo hunt is up too on my blog. Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, and a subject I too have snapped away at in the early morn while the dew glistens, maybe when I'm feeling brave I will put one up for your critique. Nature at her finest, can be found all around us. We just need to open our eyes and slow down a little.
ReplyDeleteIve never seen such beautiful cobwebs..thanks for making me realize that even the most mundane things in life can be beautiful ..its just our perspectives that changes
ReplyDeleteGreat photo shots you got here!... Mine is up too here!...
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Have a nice weekend!...c",)
Superb shots. The first picture is like intricate lace-work.
ReplyDeleteEven Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like this..
Yes David, I too spent time considering the beauty of nature on our very doorstep.....all free for admiration & a source of wonder.eglnq
ReplyDeleteSpider's webs are among the most beautiful sights in the world. Add some condensing dew and the wonder is tripled.
ReplyDeleteA lovely set of shots. Could I fall in love with cobwebs, though? I am not sure, although I admire and *almost* love spiders.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, anyhow!
enthralled buy its simplicity. great - whenever I'm the slightest stressed nature is my mentor. thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Those are some lovely cobwebs. :) Nature is incredible and beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's what I Love.
Hi David, Getting some great webs here at the minute too, with the fog in the mornings.
ReplyDeleteCheers Mark
Beautiful photos, David. In Native American tradition Grandmother Spider is the weaver of the web, the creator. I'm not Native American, but when I do come upon a spider web, I see it as a good omen. Same for a spider, unless it's poisonous.
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous-I've not been able to get a good clear shot of a cobweb at all. the focus is always off or something else goes wrong with the photo.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is pretty amazing. Cobwebs are part of the furniture (literally) in my house. I shall see them in a different way in future.
ReplyDeleteCrystal xx
Those are great spider webs. I have a few but nothing like yours. I prefer my webs to be outside also. Happy Weekend.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little late in posting this, but beautiful cobweb photos David. I have a huge cobweb which starts at my porch and goes to the top of a hedge. I need to get my camera out for that one!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, David, but...
ReplyDelete::does the heebie-jeebie dance::
OMG, how could I have missed this before? These shots are absolutely esquisite David - I am in awe.
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