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14-Spot Ladybird Portrait

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Posted by David Taylor on May 11, 2007 at 5:13 PM
14-Spot Ladybird Portrait
In response to a request by Alan Bryant here is a portrait version of a 14-spot ladybird Propylea 14-punctata. Apparently it is very common and widespread in England.

Sigma SD14
Sigma 50mm macro lens
F5.6
1/200s
ISO 100
P setting
Hand held
Natural light
RAW adjustment in SPP3
Resized and cropped in PS Elements 4
Slight USM

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 11, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Hi David,
Lovely image , comp is spot on , yellow Ladybird on a yellow flower really works imho , good capture.

Kind regards
Andy.. :smile:
Posted by Rob Howard on May 11, 2007 at 6:48 PM
Hi David,

I really like this image.

Colours really pop and the composition is good to.

Good work

Regards

Rob
Posted by Clive_S on May 12, 2007 at 3:42 AM
Nice work David. Shows his environment at his scale. :toast:
Posted by Justin on May 12, 2007 at 5:08 AM
A very colourful and eye-catching image,great looking species. :cool:
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 12, 2007 at 5:50 AM
Pretty shot, nice comp, good looking bird what more could you ask for.

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Tim
Posted by John Chapman on May 12, 2007 at 6:21 AM
Great image David. :toast:
John
Aberdeen