Panasonic DMC-FZ18, handheld, FL 13 mm (78mm DSLR equivalent) with 3x macro conversion filter, ISO100, F/8, 1/125 sec, pattern metering, RAW, EC -1, WB 5200K.
Slightly cropped to get rid of som OOF stuff in BG. Selective sharpening of the carapace (the "head"), selective histogram clipping on the eyes.
Autumn is spider time in our backyard. I found this femal Araneus diadematus preparing her lunch. Spiders can't chew very well, so they inject their victims with enzymes that dissolve them from the inside, using their fangs. This is exactly what this lady here is doing. After some time, they can just suck up their lunch! :eek: After that, the spiders clean their web by shoving out the empty shells. That's why you find all these black shriveled lumps on the windowsill when you have a web in you window.
My wife says this image gives her the creeps, which means that I must have captured the essence of spider life here! ;)
- Jerry -







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