JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Life is a Web
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 2 July 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
Spider webs have always fascinated me. Maybe that is because life is a web in which we are all interconnected.
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BACKGROUND COLOR - Tomorrow I will return to Caspian Green (until July 10) as a small way of supporting the people of Iran. However, this photograph cried out for a medium gray (Allegro Gray).
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"Black and white photography is like chiseling a diamond - it discards the inessential to reveal the substance." Carol Devillers
Dulcie from Danville, United States
Well, this is one of the most interesting webs I've seen. Those I catch sight of lately are full of un-artistic flecks of dirt. This web is perfect, of course, in B&W.
2 Jul 2009 7:03am
Shirin Moosavi from Tehran, Iran
This fragile web of pure beauty can also remind us of our own fragility. Life is beautiful, but so fragile.
Thank you so much Jack for choosing Caspian Green. It really means a lot.
We will always grow greener. It will take time, but there's no stopping us.
2 Jul 2009 8:04am
@Marie LC: Thanks, Marie. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
Not easy to get this right..but this is perfect. So fragile!
2 Jul 2009 9:47am
@MrsAmber: Thank you. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
@Ian Bramham: Thanks, Ian. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
zOOm from Paris, France
A wonderful necklace Jack. Much more than Cartier jewellery ! ;-)
2 Jul 2009 10:17am
@zOOm: Thanks, Flo. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
You've photographed so clearly, so well...a real gem!
2 Jul 2009 10:31am
@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
@Anna.C: Thanks, Anna; what a kind, evocative comment. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Beautiful capture of this web.... I've often attempted this, but never gotten quite the result that you have......it looks like it's covered with baby pearls..... and yes, life is a very tangled web.......
2 Jul 2009 12:17pm
@Susan: Thanks, Susan. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
khadi from New Delhi, India
Amazing! You've really handled the DOF well, keeping the web in sharp detail but the background soft.
2 Jul 2009 12:24pm
@khadi: Thank you. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece
Stunning composition! I love the subject and the title!!
2 Jul 2009 1:08pm
@Elena Kotrotsou: Thanks, Elena. Spider webs seem to call for evocative metaphors. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
But, Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! This is very beautiful. I like when the dew or rain clings to them.
2 Jul 2009 1:16pm
@jeff (aka dogilicious): Thanks, Jeff; your comment is marvelous. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
@Luca Bobbiesi: Thanks, Luca. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
@don: Thanks, Don. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Looks like shiny little beads. Very nicely done, Jack.
2 Jul 2009 3:40pm
@Betty: Thanks, Betty. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
Dew wonderful jewelry designs in the shade! c'est superbe!
2 Jul 2009 4:22pm
@Mathilde Collot: Merci, Mathilde. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
Irene from Les Coteaux, France
Life is a web and human is a small small small animal. Very beautiful shot !
2 Jul 2009 4:35pm
@Irene: You are so right, Irene. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
@Sof: Thank you. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
@Ken: Thanks, Ken. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
a beautiful canvas of "pearls", jack ......... unless each drops are an Internet!
friendships!
2 Jul 2009 6:21pm
@marc battault: Wow! Merci, Marc. I have put this image against an Allegro Gray background for the rest of today; it cries out for monochrome. Tomorrow I return to Caspian Green until July 10.
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Superbe image! Une très belle parure de diamants, bravo Jack, j'aime beaucoup!
2 Jul 2009 6:27pm
Isabelle from Liège, Belgium
Great shot ! I like webs like this too ! Great idea to have this picture in black and white !
2 Jul 2009 7:09pm
@Isabelle: Thanks; an entirely different set of feelings is created in monochrome.
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
the necklace of nature, triple rows of pearls, the geometry of the poetic work of the spider, nice capture, Jack, like a necklace offered to day.
2 Jul 2009 8:01pm
@Alivia: What a lovely comment; merci, Dane.
MARIANA from waterloo, Canada
I love Spider webs too but never had a chance to take a shot of such a big, heavy web :)) Excellent capture and processing in monochrome .
2 Jul 2009 8:25pm
@MARIANA: Thanks, Mariana.
@Onlymehdi: Thanks. I'm back to Caspian Green tomorrow.
@Vachel: Thank you.
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Very beautiful. Those droplets are like little jewels.
2 Jul 2009 9:35pm
@Steve Rice: Thanks, Steve.
LauraS from United States
Wonderful... did you try an increase in contrast? Wonder what that would look like.
2 Jul 2009 10:15pm
@LauraS: It already has Strong Contrast. If I increase the contrast further, it is like creating a dark vignette around the image.
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Very nice work Jack - I love the patterns and light this creates with the dew on it! Great work and have a fantastic 4th of July weekend coming up!!
3 Jul 2009 2:31am
@Scott Schilling: Thanks, Scott; you have nice 4th as well.
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
a magical image!! i have told you before -- but i just love your b/w tones -- so HANDSOME! faaabulous!
3 Jul 2009 3:19am
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks, dj.
@Shutterbug: Thank you.
Bill Jennings from (Bay Area Northern Calif), United States
oooh, I like this. Love the glistening web, and the B&W treatment.
3 Jul 2009 5:34am
@Bill Jennings: Thanks, Bill.
@Lesley: Thanks, Les. The shot is from last fall. I almost used it for Willow's abstract day.
Tammy-Cricket from United States
Life is a web! LOL Mine has been full of them lately. I'm on the outside looking at the web now. Right where I like to be. This is great.
5 Jul 2009 7:06pm
@Tammy-Cricket: Tis fun to wax philosophical.
Barbara from Florida, United States
Outstanding Jack! I am also drawn to webs and their patterns. This is the best web image I have seen. Excellent quote which perfectly describes your image.
5 Stars!
6 Jul 2009 5:01am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
New favorite! I can't see how you can top this one, Jack. Superb.
6 Jul 2009 7:02am
Betsy Barron from Chester Springs, PA, United States
true enough.. great detail in this image
7 Jul 2009 9:53am
k@ from Paris, France
Oh, this one is fabulous ! Mother Nature wears such gorgeous jewelry around her neck ! You captured it with maestria*
10 Jul 2009 10:23pm
@k@: Thank you, dear lady.
Nikon D300
1/160 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
117 mm (35mm equiv.)