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ladybird

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Posted by jack chapman on March 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM
ladybird
trying a bit more macro today in my garden, using flash and a mirror

350D + 1.4 extender + 300mm F4L + dioptre thing
1/200 @ F13
ISO 200
cropped for comp
Posted by John Robinson on March 15, 2008 at 4:23 PM
That's a good shot. Spring must be here its an early "bird "
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 15, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Ladybirds already well spotted and captured Jack. :toast:
Odd dust bunnie showing.

Major.
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 15, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Sharp-eyed Major beat me to it - that's the only nit Jack - nice bit of backlighting happening :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 16, 2008 at 7:11 AM
Hi Jack,

Great capture! and very well spotted!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on March 17, 2008 at 4:57 AM
Good use of light Jack to produce an interesting image, although I am not too happy with a couple of things, the ladybird looks awkward as do the wings (one also looks a bit damaged, probably isn't) might have looked better had you got an image with the carapace open, also not too happy with the way the perch leaves the frame and the focus along it, it really needs to come from the bottom of the frame....

Care with your aperture... you are very very close, if not in the realms of diffraction here...

Looking forward to more and it is great to see an early ladybird.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on March 17, 2008 at 1:08 PM
I shall be treading this road myself over the coming months having got a new lens for the job, so I shall be watching what you do with interest. This looks like a good start to me.
:toast: :toast: Eric