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Spiders

After years of being very afraid of spiders, I lost my fear when I started to photograph them. I have fond memories of Gabriella, the garden spider who took up residence just outside our front door one year. I took thousands of pictures of her during the late summer and fall and learned a lot about spiders and macro photography.
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  • One of my first pictures of Gabriella, taken while she was building her web one morning outside our front door.

    One of my first pictures of Gabriella, taken while she was building her web one morning outside our front door.

  • 9221 Spider

    9221 Spider

  • Gabriella, a garden spider, on her beautifully crafted web. Water drops added via a spray bottle.

    Gabriella, a garden spider, on her beautifully crafted web. Water drops added via a spray bottle.

  • 9355 Spider & Meal

    9355 Spider & Meal

  • Male garden spider, or cross spider.

    Male garden spider, or cross spider.

  • Gabriella, a garden spider, soon after molting.

    Gabriella, a garden spider, soon after molting.

  • 2680 Spider & Meal

    2680 Spider & Meal

  • 5072 Spider

    5072 Spider

  • 5106 Spider & Vine

    5106 Spider & Vine

  • 5148 Spider Back

    5148 Spider Back

  • Garden Spider

    Garden Spider

    Gabriella, my favorite spider subject.

  • Wolf spider with babies on her back and a quarter for size comparison.

    Wolf spider with babies on her back and a quarter for size comparison.

  • Wolf spider with babies on her back.

    Wolf spider with babies on her back.

  • 9174 Spider Web

    9174 Spider Web

  • 0594 Spider & Web

    0594 Spider & Web

  • 0603 Spider on Web

    0603 Spider on Web

  • 0607 Spider on Web

    0607 Spider on Web

  • 0867 Orb Spider

    0867 Orb Spider

  • 0868 Orb Spider

    0868 Orb Spider

  • 0886 Orb Spider

    0886 Orb Spider

  • 0891 Orb Spider

    0891 Orb Spider

  • 1619 Spider Drops edit

    1619 Spider Drops edit

  • 9335 Teeny Spider

    9335 Teeny Spider

  • 2260 Cyclosa Spider

    2260 Cyclosa Spider

  • 2518 Cyclosa Spider

    2518 Cyclosa Spider

  • 4450 Spider

    4450 Spider

  • Large spider near dock at Bill's house along Sacramento River.

    Large spider near dock at Bill's house along Sacramento River.

  • 9820 Small Spider

    9820 Small Spider

  • 1702 Spider

    1702 Spider

  • 1736 Spider crop

    1736 Spider crop

  • 4138 Spider

    4138 Spider

  • 4141 Garden Spider

    4141 Garden Spider

  • 6481 Spider in sink

    6481 Spider in sink

  • 6489 Spider in sink

    6489 Spider in sink

  • 7604 Spider Drops Web

    7604 Spider Drops Web

  • 7605 Spider Web Drops

    7605 Spider Web Drops

  • 9093 Spider

    9093 Spider

  • 9098 Spider

    9098 Spider

  • 9137 Rob and Spider

    9137 Rob and Spider

  • 9869 Spider sq

    9869 Spider sq

  • 6254_Tarantula

    6254_Tarantula

  • Spider in Shoe

    Spider in Shoe

  • Crab Spider on Gum Plant Flower

    Crab Spider on Gum Plant Flower

  • Garden spider

    Garden spider

  • Garden spider on stalk at hatchery

    Garden spider on stalk at hatchery

  • Green spider and shadows, Great Smokey Mountains National Park

    Green spider and shadows, Great Smokey Mountains National Park

  • Black Widow

    Black Widow

    Black widow spider caught in my office.

  • Cellar spider with another spider all wrapped up for a meal or two.

    Cellar spider with another spider all wrapped up for a meal or two.

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