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I like the blue background; really sets off the web, which is so symmetrical, as many things in nature are.

These are pictures of the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC (no I wasn't staying there).
Picture 1 was set at 4 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 100 in manual mode.
Picture 2 was set at .4 of a second, f/8, ISO 1600 in manual mode.
I was surprised to see the name on the building come out clearer on the shorter exposure, higher ISO.
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Thank you for your comments John.  Much appreciated.  That is exactly why I did the aperture  I chose.  I liked the way the lights were captured.

Chip

I was surprised to see the smaller aperture setting you used in the night photo vs the daytime photo.  It finally occurred to me that the smaller aperutre was used to produce the starbursts from the lights.

We always hear "simplify your subject."  The use of night photography appears to be a great way to accomplish the simplification while the starbursts add interest.  Comparison of the two photos is truly worth a thousand words.

Thanks for sharing.

I really like the second one.  The depth of field did real justice to the shot.  The angle on the web was great, the shape guides your eyes to the spiders.

This is the Eastside Water Treatment Plant in High Point, NC.  I liked the transition from a day shot to a night shot, from a dirty unappealing unpleasant environment to just another place of work. 

Day shot:  manual focus, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/80, f/11

Night shot:  manual focus, ISO 800,shutter speed 6 sec., f/22

I woke up to a foggy morning recently and was fortunate to find a spider web that was about two inches in diameter covered with dew.  I experimented with different backgrounds and shooting the web from diffferent angles.  Within about 30 minutes of the first shot, the fog had begun to lift and the droplets of water on the web were much smaller and less numerous.

The spider in the web was so small it could have stood on the head of a standard straight pin.

I like shots of desert flowers; was in AZ in April and they hadn't started blooming yet.  On the first one, looks like you needed a little more depth of field for the whole flower to be sharp.  The other two look great.
Jim

This series of shots showing the changing light over one day was taken from a hill overlooking North Cove and the CT River in Old Saybrook, CT.  My Canon SX-30 was mounted on a tripod, ISO 80, F/8, aperture priority all day.  It's interesting how the varying light changes the scene from hour to hour.

Scott,

Of the three photos, I think the one containing the yellow blossom has the best composition.  Did you consider taking this shot from slightly higher so more of the interior of the blossom can be seen?

It is difficult for me to judge the time of day when these photos were taken but, based upon the shadows cast by the needles, I suspect it was around 10 AM.  Considering the high contrast from the direct sunlight, you did a fine job.  Does a diffuser produce too much shade to obtain good photos of cacti?

John Mills