Sunday, 20th December 2009
The Spider Web
by Philippe Reyntjens
After a South Florida storm, a flock of ibis settled down to rest. This is a sleeping immature ibis with the beginnings of a spider web attached to his leg.
Equipment: Pentax 645, Lens Pentax 600mm F5.6
Philippe Reyntjens
Philippe has been a professional photographer for over 20 years. He began doing commercial and aerial photography for advertising agencies in New York City, real estate companies, hotel chains such as the Ritz-Carlton, Pepsi-Cola, Calle-Ocho festivities in Miami, FL, and portrait dossiers for professional performers in the classical music world. Philippe developed and printed his work and contracted with other labs to make Cibachrome prints. In recent years he has broadened his artistic skills to include nature and the environment.
Website: www.xpertphotos.com
The Spider Web by Philippe Reyntjens was photo of the day on Sunday, 20th December 2009. It is tagged Birds, Web. You can leave a comment below.
15 Comments
Ariel
haha, that spiderweb rocks! He must do a great job of playing statue!
Rajesh
Sweet! Its amazing how the other leg is concealed so well. And yeah, that’s one hard game of statue to play
paul whitton
amazing the bird can sit there on one leg long enough to have a spider do this work! hehe, nice shot.
João Ganhão
Nice! Great composition and nice dof.
su
Amazing capture! Congrats
mike
Very nice colors.
planet lover
What a great catch!!!!!!!!!!!
susolov
Cute and funny photo. Are the Ibis and spider friends?
Marie Dunphy Harding
Super! Spotting the web put a big smile on my face!
Ursula
What a lovely record of this place in time.
Pauline Jones
I like the spider web; it shows how long an ibis is capable of standing on one leg.
Rajib Singha
Good observation and well captured.
Malta Photography
great shot and very clear. I like the way the bird looks to the side on one foot.
Grete
What a wonderful capture. Superb photography! You are an excellent photographer. Congratulations.
Renee
very neat bird!