“Spider in the Swamp” by Csaba Daroczi
Second Place, “Animals”
Some dark plants are rooted in a shimmering, iridescent swamp, in one bright opening a spider sits as if on display
Photo: Csaba Daroczi
I was preparing to take pictures of bogbean (Menyanthes) at the Turjanos nature conservation area near Kisőrös, Hungary, when I glimpsed this composition in the marshland. I carefully set up my tripod, and prayed for the spider not to move. It allowed me a few pictures before disappearing into the foliage.