Imagine creepy, scary, monstrous and beautiful all in the same image!

We all seem to have a strong relationship with the thought of spiders. For some reason they play on our emotions and evoke reactions like no other creature for most people I know.
I remember Shelob in ‘Lord of the Rings’ as a child and how scary she was even though only a made up story.

More and more I find myself wanting to photograph them and then leave them alone but most of my macro images are more suited to biology publications rather than a fine art.

This time I think I’ve captured something worth sharing with the afternoon sun directly behind in her messy but beautiful web.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 561, Arachnid Silhouette’ 1/500s f/36 ISO50 200mm