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Ladybug on thistle bud



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11 Comments | Report
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq June 06, 2016
Terrific macro!
eelcovanroden PRO+
 
eelcovanroden June 16, 2016
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist Award!!
nandicmb
 
nandicmb July 10, 2016
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Spring 2016
Photo Contest!
FredBlundell
 
FredBlundell December 03, 2016
Superb artistry!
DanMac PRO+
 
DanMac April 08, 2017
Thank you for entering my challenge. Great image. Congratulations :)
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett April 08, 2017
congrats - beautiful
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots April 09, 2017
Beautiful shot! Congrats.
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel April 16, 2017
So beautiful. I like it.
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justkim1106 April 18, 2017
Thank you
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SpiritAndSoul June 26, 2017
Fantastic image
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justkim1106 July 06, 2017
thank you
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tmlakshmi January 07, 2018
stunning.voted
nancydesaegher
 
nancydesaegher November 17, 2018
Beautiful shot !!! Wow !!!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Montell, Texas which is located in the scenic Texas Hill Country.

Time

This was taken at mid-morning as I was taking a walk and looking for potential photo subjects.

Lighting

All natural lighting. Sun was bright.

Equipment

Nikon D7100 with Nikkor 18-300mm DX lens attached. Handheld. Nearly all my photography is done handheld.

Inspiration

The light caught the flashy red color as I walked by and I saw this little ladybug crawling around the spiny head of a thistle bud. I'm always intrigued by different things in nature and try to capture them as honestly as possible with my camera.

Editing

I use Photoshop Elements for any post-processing. For this I adjusted the brightness and contrast to make up for the bright sunlight and cropped for a better composition.

In my camera bag

Nikon D7100 and Nikkor lenses. My current go-to lens is the 18-300 mm because it is handy in the field for nature shots and lightweight enough to carry for long periods of time.

Feedback

Spend as much time outdoors as possible and keep your eyes open to the beauty of nature in unexpected places.

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