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Leaf Surfer

by Stephen Porter

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 16, 2012126 views6 comments
Leaf Surfer, May 25th 2011

Taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens, in Hamilton, ON

This colourful lady bug, looked to be riding a wave :)

Panasonic DMC-TZ3
Focal Length 46mm
Shutter Speed 1/400 sec
Aperture f/4.9
ISO/Film 100

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Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 16, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Excellent eye level, face front perspective, Stephen. I like the angled comp showing the lady bug riding the wave. My only suggestion would be to try to burn or reduce the lightness of the oof area of the grass blade in front of the ladybug, but this is minor. Everything else looks good to me.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 16, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Excellent composition, Stephen.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on September 17, 2012 at 1:10 AM
Stephen, I like the point of veiw in this image...it really does look like the ladybug is getting ready to 'ride the wave'. Well seen & captured.
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 17, 2012 at 3:03 PM
I like the head on pov and the lines of the arched blade. Nice comp
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 17, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Stephen:
Excellent macro. I must say you have done incredibly well using this PS camera to get macro shots like this.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 18, 2012 at 10:46 PM
Hi Stephen :wavey: Great results from a PS camera :eek: well composed with excellent detail :jump:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments