Merced Wildlife Refuge

 A couple of fellow photographers invited me to an early morning 

photoshoot of something I'd never noticed before. Spider webs covering

large areas of pasture grass.

This pre-sunrise photograph is just an inkling of what

was to come

When sunrise came it was a pretty good one. This is a little darker than 

actuality but I liked the effect.

Then the magic started and I understood what they were talking about.

You have to admit this is pretty cool. 

I changed this to Black and White to emphasis the webs themselves. Unfortunately

by doing so you miss the wonderful morning colors. Sorry.

Looking behind the last shot I caught the moon next to a very well webbed stalk.

Once again a little darker than reality

Not much later I spotted this jet crossing the sky. I kept both eyes open, one through the lens

following the jet, the other waiting for some birds to cross paths with it.

This one is not Photo Shopped except for a couple of wayward geese I removed at the 

the upper right. You see the fish of course, including fins, and eye and mouth.

Another pretty cool shot.

Finally a Northern Pintail. A beautiful duck resting at the refuge on it's 

annual migration. 

Go, See, Enjoy, Stay Safe and Photograph

Dave