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Ladybird

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 25 April 2012 in Animal & Insect.

Found this one in Westoe Village, South Shields.
I might have mentioned the village in one of my little planet pictures, prior to 1850 Westoe Village was just that, a village quite separate from South Shields. As the town expanded during the industrial revolution Westoe became kind of annexed, and now it is almost hidden away inside quite a large urban town.
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Comments (66)

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent this ladybird

25 Apr 2012 5:16am

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

wow, stunning close-up shot

25 Apr 2012 5:39am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Super

25 Apr 2012 5:48am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Bien saisi

Bonne journée

25 Apr 2012 5:55am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

Lovely choice of framing. This little ladybug is a real standout !!

25 Apr 2012 6:00am

Sof from Neuchâtel, Switzerland

J'aime beaucoup

25 Apr 2012 6:03am

ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Very nice shot of the ladybird!

25 Apr 2012 6:04am

Khalil from Beyrouth, Lebanon

Bien accrochée à son support. Beau rendu et joli cadrage.

25 Apr 2012 6:10am

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld(Old West Wales Boy), Germany

Nice macro of this busy little bug !! "Why do they call them Ladybirds" !!??

25 Apr 2012 6:14am

Rupesh from kudal, India

nice compo..

25 Apr 2012 6:17am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Superb macro Curly

25 Apr 2012 6:21am

Veronique from France, Switzerland

ohhh !! this is a beautiful picture ! I like the framing, colors and for once it isn't on a green background :-)

25 Apr 2012 6:50am

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Ohhhh, I like this image ... somehow I'm drawn to my 'namesakes' ... but vary rarely seen them here.

25 Apr 2012 6:57am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Seems to be 'The Season' - I had dozens settle on me while out yesterday because I was wearing green . . although 'friends' offered other explanations.

25 Apr 2012 7:03am

Skyriani from Nelson, New Zealand

Good one, love the bokeh/ spots combo

25 Apr 2012 7:22am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

wow ! what a great macro
well done

25 Apr 2012 7:38am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Framing and angle of shooting excellent. Superb bokeh. Good day.

25 Apr 2012 8:27am

San G. from Encino, California, United States

Such a nice way to focus on this little creature.

25 Apr 2012 8:32am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Beautiful composition and bokeh ! Nice day.

25 Apr 2012 8:43am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Excellent macro, is it my imagination but there seems to be far less ladybirds around

25 Apr 2012 9:15am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Beautiful Curly. There seem to be a lot about this year which must mean there are plenty of greenfly too

25 Apr 2012 10:17am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

I just noticed the post above mine :)

25 Apr 2012 10:18am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Beautiful close up shot. And nice original composition.

25 Apr 2012 11:12am

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Very beautiful selective color with excellent composition - nicely done macro, Curly.

25 Apr 2012 11:27am

@Jason Politte: It is all in colour Jason, the ladybird is on a black metal railing.

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Excellent close-up, I like the rust textures also. Have a lovely day :)

25 Apr 2012 11:36am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Nice, she's a cutie:)

25 Apr 2012 11:54am

Leigh from Easton, United States

Hello there lady!
Nice shot!

25 Apr 2012 12:34pm

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Great color...nice POV.

25 Apr 2012 12:37pm

Z from Shanghai, China

So cute!

25 Apr 2012 12:57pm

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Terrific macro, Curly. The tiny ladybird is quite symbolic of this village hidden within the larger town.

25 Apr 2012 1:36pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Sehr schöne Nahaufnahme.

25 Apr 2012 2:24pm

franz from Baden, Austria

pretty little bug in a very thoughtfully conceived frame ...

25 Apr 2012 3:10pm

Irene from San Francisco, United States

Great shot of the lady bug.

25 Apr 2012 3:12pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Close and sharp. Great shot of this ladybug.

25 Apr 2012 3:58pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Excellent close-up. nicely capture.

25 Apr 2012 4:04pm

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

good close up and re Grouser & Christine comments, I would have to say there are loads again this year as there was last year - certainly in my garden anyway!

25 Apr 2012 4:07pm

mohkum from Cochin (Kochi), India

Great shot with beautiful Dof and very natural colours!

25 Apr 2012 4:33pm

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nice capture, great framing.

25 Apr 2012 5:16pm

STEED from D, France

***** Perfect !!!!!

25 Apr 2012 5:26pm

Olivier from Manage, Belgium

Fine macro...congratulations...

25 Apr 2012 6:29pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Fine little fellow.

25 Apr 2012 6:40pm

Gilles from Entre Bussy et Bruxelles, France

stunning close up

25 Apr 2012 7:00pm

Goddess ☼ Ƹl¡ from Tehran, Iran

so beautiful : )

25 Apr 2012 7:10pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Incredible close-up that you've captured here! What an incredibly shiny back!

25 Apr 2012 7:20pm

Shar from Pilot Butte near Regina, SK, Canada

These little guys are starting to surface here in Canada too!

25 Apr 2012 9:18pm

Wild Mustang Photography from Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States

A beautiful macro shot with detail and great framing!!! Well done!

25 Apr 2012 9:38pm

The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom

hey dude
man, thats a great shot
love the color & nature against the grey metallic base

25 Apr 2012 9:45pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Excellent close-up with wonderful colors !!!!

26 Apr 2012 12:03am

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Fantastic! Beautiful close-up and color! 5*'s!

26 Apr 2012 12:38am

Loukas from Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Excellent composition Curly. Looks busy!

26 Apr 2012 4:53am

Riccardo from Rome, Italy

Great macro with incredible bokeh...
Well done!!

26 Apr 2012 9:01am

Paco Rubio from Barcelona, Spain

Great!!! :-)

26 Apr 2012 9:50am

C. Intempor'elle from Paris, France

I do love the ladybugs and your approach is fine !
Lovely work

26 Apr 2012 10:21am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

A very special capture...the focus on the ladybug is excellent!

26 Apr 2012 11:14am

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

Excellent framing! Well seen macro!

26 Apr 2012 11:35am

Martin from Madrid, Spain

I love the details and the blur that you did it!

26 Apr 2012 11:54am

Jacques L from BIDART, France

Très belle composition avec ce jeu de lumière, et ce ton orangé en arrière plan flou, bravo.

26 Apr 2012 2:08pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Beautiful shot. The precarious looking ridge upon which the ladybug travels makes for exceptional composition.

26 Apr 2012 4:29pm

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Isa from Vaucluse, France

Ho j'adore ♥

26 Apr 2012 7:21pm

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Love how you cropped this!
DOF and bokeh are superb!

26 Apr 2012 9:27pm

@Don Levesque: Don, this is full frame. no crop. The ladybird was crawling along the top of an iron rail.

Paul Hartley from Toronto|Bancroft, Canada

Love this shot

26 Apr 2012 11:16pm

Sebastien from Geneva, Switzerland

Beautiful! Very well done!

27 Apr 2012 7:07am

digitalCG from Manchester, United Kingdom

Cute little critter. Good spot and well captured, Curly.

27 Apr 2012 12:12pm

Marc from Chardonne, Switzerland

Wow superb picture ! Fantastic ! 5 stars + !

29 Apr 2012 7:28am

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Nice one...and my fave bug...

29 Apr 2012 12:11pm

Alexandre Z from Toulon, France

Très belle prise de vue, j'adore !

5 May 2012 7:57am

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Pentax K100D
1/180 second
F/8.0
ISO 400
450 mm (35mm equiv.)