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Lady in the Sun

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 21, 2011243 views16 comments

I usually am not lucky enough to find little creatures in great positions, but this ladybug was hanging out waiting for the sunrise to warm her enough to move. She is posed on the end of a sunflower petal. I was shooting sunrise over the whole field and she was there just waiting for me! Please let me know what you think.
Thanks for looking,
Anne

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 21, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Fantastic selective focus and great colors

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on August 21, 2011 at 10:05 PM

I think this is terrific. I really like the way the ladybug so sharply emerges from that soft golden background.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM

I think this is amazing.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 21, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Beautiful image Anne - liked it a lot !

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on August 22, 2011 at 1:31 AM

Beautifully done Anne ..and choice of dof is perfect ..the palette is wonderful ..well done ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 22, 2011 at 5:00 AM

Gorgeous. I would tweak the processing to remove some of the yellow cast off the ladybug though.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 22, 2011 at 6:42 AM

Your selective focus created a very unique image of the LB. Well done.

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Comment posted by Terry Jung on August 22, 2011 at 6:42 AM

The DOF is just phenomenal, and the gradient in the background is outstanding... Superb !

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on August 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM

Really like this Anne. Nicely isolated, I like your choice of composition and warm colours. Graham

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Comment posted by Lynn Scott on August 22, 2011 at 2:37 PM

Anne that is a great shot!! Colors and comp are awesome!

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Comment posted by Christine Jackson on August 22, 2011 at 5:53 PM

Anne,

Great Shot!! Love the rich colors and your composition. Well Done!

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 22, 2011 at 8:14 PM

Anne:
This is just fabulous. The gradient lighting is nice. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on August 22, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Thanks so much for the support, everyone! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment! Kah, I'll check out the color cast. I just re-calibrated my monitor, so it is worth a second look at the processing!

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on August 27, 2011 at 1:20 AM

WOW< that is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Hussain Nalwala on August 28, 2011 at 7:26 AM

You are one lucky lady Anne....

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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on September 13, 2011 at 9:25 AM

Very nice Anne, Congrats

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