Sigma 105mm ƒ/2.8 DG Macro & EF-500 DG Super Flash

This macro lens and electronic flash make a great combo for close-ups

Rob Sheppard

Published April 1, 2005
Updated July 1, 2016

I have a love-hate relationship with spiders. I find their webs and variation in body styles and colors to be fascinating subjects, but I don’t like walking into their webs at night, which happens too often at certain times of the year. I’d rather not have a spider crawling down my neck either! Recently, as I went outside one night to walk the dog, I pulled up short of entanglement with a head-high web barely visible in the moonlight. I noted a big spider and a striking web that promised some interesting images.

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