Spiderweb in morning dew

[Bill Dix]

Went to look for birds at dawn on Mount Desert Island a few weeks ago; not many birds, but lots of dew-laden spiderwebs catching the early light. This was just a quick shot in passing, since I was eager to go find the birds. If I had known they would be so sparse that morning I should have changed lenses and spent more time working the webs to get a sharper shot with cleaner bg. I'm not sure about the physics that causes the blue and gold dew drops, but thought I'd share it.

D90 | 80-400 @ 400mm | ISO 320 | 1/640s @ f/7.1 | -0.7 EV | HH | natural light

[Rachel Hollander]

Bill -interesting shot. I don't know anything about the physics either but it almost looks like the dew drops are acting like a prism because I see some red in there too. I think the fact that there is no spider also adds to the interest.

TFS,
Rachel

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Good eye for catching this, love the color on the droplets very much. Look like Christmas comes early :D

[Desmond Chan]

Good eye and good catch indeed !!

I'm not sure about the composition though. I'm not sure how to change that but it seems to me the leaves are drawing quite a lot of attention from the web. I wonder if some enhancement could be done to the web or simply toning down the leaves.

[Myer Bornstein]

I like it the way it is, natural and the colors on the dew are from the light reflecting as a prism. The colors are what makes this picture

[Lance Peters]

Good eye bill!!
Likewise not sure about the composition - think I might have tried a Macro and gone in real tight and tried to get some more closeup detail and patterns happening.
Not sure about the Physics either -pays to be aware of whats around you!

[Bob Miller]

Bill....love the colors in the web but the tree branches are just too overpowering for my tastes. I think I would crop off a good inch at the top...IMHO

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for looking. I agree that the spruce branches overwhelm the web. In particular I am unhappy with the oof branches behind the web, and with the fact that the image lacks critical sharpness. I tried a tight crop on just the center portion of the web but didn't have the IQ to support it. I was right at the minimum focusing distance of the 80-400. Had I taken the time to change lenses and move about a bit, or do some selective pruning behind the web, this could have been a better image. Bob's suggestion of cropping an inch off the top has merit. Appreciate the comments. I'll be back there next year, and profit from the lesson.