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My ladybug conquests - 12 images, sorry for length.

Started Oct 16, 2014 | Discussions thread
Phhoenyxx
Phhoenyxx Senior Member • Posts: 2,507
Re: My ladybug conquests - 12 images, sorry for length.

lewynn wrote:

I joined this forum a little over 6 years ago looking for info on a new DSLR. I bought the 450D four years ago with dreams of becoming a professional photographer and making millions and shooting NFL games and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue models. As of now my dreams remain unfulfilled.

One day I saw a ladybug picture that imqqmi posted and I got a new dream, to take a nice picture of a ladybug.

I see your dream is still unfulfilled. You didn't take a nice picture of a ladybug, you took twelve...

If you want to take a dozen (million) more, you should come to Montreal. They've invaded the city this past week because of the abnormally warm weather for this time of year. You can barely go outside without getting hit in the face. It's gotten so bad that they're "almost" not cute anymore.

I have been trying for 3 years to get a decent picture of a ladybug. My main problem was finding the blasted critters. This year has been a boon for finding them, just today I had 5 in my backyard while I was taking pictures. Later in the day I went out and found 8. Crazy!!! So, naturally, I went bananas and took about 100 pictures today. I'm still not to the level of imqqmi's ladybug on the blue flowers but I think I'm getting a little closer. It's fun to try anyway.

Here are a few of my pics in my pursuit of the elusive ladybug. There are 12 of them so sorry for making it so long. The one consolation is, I could have made it longer.

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