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Published: 2005-11-05 10:40:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 888; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 121
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I'm backlogged with about a dozen photos and decided that I'll have to start clearing the pile. This is a ladybug I found in my spider plant in September. What a lovely surprise, I'd have happily have adopted the bug as a pet, but sadly it vanished almost immediately after I had taken this photo. Not to mention it would have starved anyway. The title is just a combination of spider plant and ladybug.Taken with my Canon Powershot A300, I'm rather happy with the way the photo turned out, especially the focus. I normally don't like overexposed backgrounds, but I think it's quite fitting here. Hardly any computer manipulations, just cropped the picture, added a frame and applied some Clarify effect in PSP (which boosts the contrast a little).
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Comments: 23
nice macroshot, the green leaves are pleasant and the bug is in an interesting position and posture.
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This is really cool. I hate it when that happens, though; ladybugs always seem to disappear after you spot them.
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What a great shot - love the contrast in color and slight backlit nature of the composition. Seems just a touch (*just* a touch, not much) out of focus in the larger view, but that could be my eyes at this point. Very sleepy.
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This looks really cool. I like the composition and the color contrasts.
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very nice point of interest... i just wish the color would come up from that lady bug.. but i guess the natural light was not really working that best?? oh yeah nice green color.. and DOF also
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Good job! the ladybug is off center which always looks better, and lower-right corner is the best spot 
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When I first saw this picture, I thought the ladybug was added in a photomanipulation step. The lighting and focus seem different than the rest of the picture, but that's because ladybugs are neither flat nor transparent.
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Very nice. The contrast is excellent, and the photo is close enough to get detail without overwhelming.
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Nice shot, the dimensions of the plant really accentuate the small size of the bug.
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I love these ladybugs, I used to play with them a lot when i was a kid, I loved when it walked on my arms...they look great...
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Lovely lady!!! I like it very much, the background color, makes the little lovebug brigther
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Your focus is a bit off, but still a pretty good shot. Thumbs up
-Thomas
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I found one the other day, not much bigger than a pin head, in my bathroom. I think they're adorable.
the lady beatle is a bit out of focus though, especially it's head.
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Yep, they're adorable. Sadly they have this habit of moving very quickly (especially the antennas!), which doesn't exactly help when aiming for a sharp shot.
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I like this. It's very, very clear; almost appears animated.
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The bug's just a touch out of focus, but considering you used a Powershot it's quite good. I like your choice of framing, and although my instinct would have been to pump up the saturation and lighten some of the darker areas, there's a certain verisimilitude that you've captured here that's nice. Sometimes it's refreshing to see unretouched photos.
One small criticism, though: I think your type would have worked better had you not bolded it.
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Its lovely, I really like the green but perhaps the ladybug's colour could be more vibrant? Either way, its a great photo
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Thanks. The ladybug is indeed a bit dark. I could have fixed it with levels or by a selective brightness adjustment, but to be honest I just couldn't bother.
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Hehe, thats fair enough
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