Jussi LyonsThis web was one of those hidden ones suspended between two bushes on either side of a path. You know the ones you walk strait into face first and then spend ten minutes trying to get all the web off you. But when the late afternoon sun catches them just right they suddenlybecome visible in all their radiant glory. This image was all about capturing this web backlight by the sun and catching the face of a passer by before they became the spiders pray. I was down in southern Taiwan in the city of Kaohsiung hiking through ‘Shoushan National Natural Park’ when I came across these webs. The top of the hill in the park gives you a sweeping panorama of the city and the distant mountains. Taiwan has a large mountain range all the way down the east coast with peaks as high as 16,000ft. One day I would like to drive from Taipei down to Kaohsiung through the mountains and check out some of the marble quarries they have there.
If your out at night in the city make sure to go to the larges street market and pick up some baked xiao long bao or dumplings as we call them. They are really tasty but be careful not to burn your mouth.
