Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: A little help with an ID on this spider please, 1 by gtnichol

gtnichol wrote:
Hello all,

I live in Orange County, southern CA and have been seeing spiders like this one spinning webs between trees anywhere from 10 - 50 ft apart. Pretty big spider, any idea of what kind it is? Some species of orb weaver?, house spider? Any assistance will be appreciated. Sorry the pic is kind of dark, but they only seem to come out at dusk, which may help narrow down the ID.

Thanks in advance,

Greg