Ladybugs - an in depth study
In depth because there’s thousands of them here….
Shot at ISO 3200 – because there’s not much light when you crawl under a microwave station to get to the ladybug mosh pit.
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Lorraine Creagh
OMG…where did they come from? Never seen so many.
Cool photo =D
Sara Lamond replied
There were thousands of them clustered around the base of a Telstra microwave station. Now you know why service is so crappy – clearly Optus is sending in covert crews to sabotage the signals.
Wendy Slee
LOL at your comment above….
Sara, this is astonishing….. I love it! What a fantastic shot…....! I hardly ever see ONE ladybug, let alone a scene like this!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Amazing capture, I’ve seen them when they emerge in the thousands like this!! It’s really something to see!! :-)) Awesome shot!
debb
lol at previous comments!! :) – incredible capture – detail – dof & color – amazing :)
lorilee
Oh my goodness!!!! Nice capture!!!
Tracy Wallace
Nice image Sara. New camera or old?
Sara Lamond replied
New camera – new lens. Although Brian took some with the 400d and the 100mm macro, and they’re great!
GailDouglas
Oh wow, amazing These are Eastern lady bugs they bite and stink when you touch them. We never used to have them here in Canada but now we do they are killing off our much more pleasant lady bugs, dam things.
Sara Lamond replied
I’d have to disagree with you there Gail – I held handfuls of them, and they did nothing more objectionable than tickle me. Maybe the Aussie ones are friendlier. :)
Catherine Davis
Wow, a sea of them! No wonder they are having so much success taking over! Fantastic photo!
DApixara
Gorgeous shot. Well done!
gompo
this is amazing… love the DOF!!!
CapturedByKylie
Amazing image of a sea of ladybugs! Well spotted and captured (No pun intended).
Sara Lamond replied
lol – thanks Kylie :)
LazerBears
That’s freaking awesome!
JonRussell
Wow! thats cool!
Matsumoto
I used to live in the path of an annual swarm, always fascinating. Nice capture.
Catherine Palmer
Such an awesome photo!
Jen Ryan
FailingMemory
I’ve never seen so many. I thought they had died out. Great shot.
murrstevens
really cool one. and did they communicate by forming words? :)