Hanging by a thread

Hanging by a thread

By Ros Osborne

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark ll; Olympus 60mm macro lens

Late one afternoon I spotted this spider dangling by a thread in a dark corner of our back garden. It was a little windy at the time so the spider was swinging back and forth on its thread.

I was keen to photograph it because I liked the way the back lighting accentuated its colours and highlighted the hairs on its legs.

There were some brief periods when the wind died down and the spider was still. It was during that time that I took the opportunity to capture this image.

Don’s response

Ros Osborne’s spider picture looks like something from a studio set up; the lighting is flawless and apart from that one leg, every detail is in focus.

That’s an impressive outcome given that it was actually outside and being buffeted by the slight breeze.

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