Out of the Shadows

Beautiful shot Steve! Great contrast between the orange and the yellow!

Thats crap news about them being sprayed…there are other ways!

absolutely beautiful work Steve. Shame about the rest of them and hopefully they will return.

such a cute image really…....

thats impressive Steven, the colors make it one of a kind

beautiful Steve, I would hope a lot of people complain to the council….its shameful.

Sad story…no need for that :(

Great close-up of that little soldier though !

Excellent macro Steve, it is a crying shame about the rest though

beautiful image Steve… the depth of field is perfect

oh nooooooooo!
soooo sad.
they will remain forever in your very special images.
this image brings a beautiful big smile to my face.
i think these ladybirds love you! ;-) xox

fantastico!!!

Beautiful!!!

Stunning shot Steve! Sorry to hear about your ‘special place’ though…I don’t think I’ll tell my girls: they have loved knowing that exists (existed).

great macro shot!

woaaahhh!!.. absolutely superb!! the colours & details are just stunning!!.. =)

gorgeous ,,,, well done

This is so beautiful Steve, so sad to hear about the council being such destructive morons and taking the easy way out by spraying the nest of these gorgeous creatures, hopefully mother nature will find them somewhere else safer to breed!

spot on ,great shot

Great shot Steve. Fantatic contrast and use of depth of field Long live the ladybugs

Great shot Steve, Just a shame no one takes the spray to the local council !

Steve, great clarity, love the image of the ladybug with all that wonderful yellow. A very striking image. – Cora

So beautiful shot!
Poor creatures, I really hope they’ll find a way to stay alive and maybe fill your garden again. It’s so sad these things happens! Breaks my heart! :(

nice shot steve, shame to hear the other ones died! i love the shots of that secret location!

Love the richness of colour here. The expediency of the modern world is a worry though. Let’s hope there is another secret place.

Great viewing!! Cheers Steve!!!

Excellent Steve!!

At least you know how to bring attention to stupid people… And with style.. This is beautiful…
Chuck..

Perfect Steve.

Steve…What a sad story. This lone one brought you some luck. I too hope it survives. I like your composition and colors and the ladybug itself…so full of detail. Liz

Terrific macro, wonderful DOF.

Great shot steve. I agree with everyone; your special place was amazing and it’s a shame that they had to spray them instead of doing something else that could’ve been just as productive.

Wonderful bold colours. The composition is perfect.

good work..lovely image…

Stunning

this is beautiful and I am sorry to hear about the others. Surely there must have been another way not just eh quickest way! i hope they can once again grow their “group”,

Wonderful DOF, clolour and construction

Beautiful shot Steve.

Great image Steve. Has a real sense of movement to it. Reminds me of the “yellow brick road”. Bit sad about the spraying. Just an extra thought about the image. This to me would also look good as a panorama with a small bit of yellow cripped off the top. I like it as is, but think it would also work the other way as well. gives a greater sense of “road to travel” with less yellow at top. Hope u don’t mind my suggestion.

Wonderful image, Stephen but what a sad story about the ladybirds near your home :o(

Beautiful image

Another oustanding image, RIP little ladybugs….........

WOW WOW WOW!! That is about all I can say! Fantastic capture Steve! Utter perfection!

This is awesome! Pity it is a little out of focus though, would’ve been 10/10!

Steve, this is absolutely outstanding macro work…the focus, the clarity, gosh everything here is just pure perfection!

Gorgeous macro! Perfect composition!

Lovely work Steve! Sad about them being sprayed.

No, not all dead, I am very, very sad to hear that they were killed.
BTW, lovely photo too.

I love ladybugs .! this is fantastic !

Fantastic colors, great macro. :)

beautiful

very cool!!! beautiful!!

Steve, congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group. – Cora

Beautiful complimentary photograph, great work.

Beautiful colors! I love ladybugs :)

Love your little lady bugs, such a lovely shot Steve, missed this one :)

amazingly stunning!!! awesome capture!!! terrific image!!!! well done steve!!!

Beautiful shot, great detail !

How sad! This one is such a creature of delight. Have loved them since childhood. And was so pleased to see some children finding them in a park when visiting in Melbourne. Thanks for this lovely image.

So sad to hear about the spraying of the secret spot – you know how i love the print i bought of your pic taken there. Really angers me when people do such drastic things to other creatures, even tiny ones. They have no regard for the consequences. Those photos you took there are eternal now, never to be taken again. But thenk goodness you took them in the fist place. :)

There is such a vibrant softness to this one, very enticing image of the macro world!

My God what a sad story - senseless - surely they could have spent a little time and money and saved the lot - hope they come back - in Montana they would swarm in mid-summer on the mountain peaks and it was one of the staple foods for the local grizzley population - always was amazed that those huge beast could bulk up on ladybugs - dave

stunning!

Your garden? LOL…we still have a glacier in our front yard…this snow won’t go away, LOL…very envious here Steve…LOVE the colors and especially the ladybug!

just tooo cute, lovely capture Steve.

gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!! Soooooo sad to read your note … sigh …

I’m missing those ladybirds mate, keep em coming !

excellent;

Awesome shot..will have to put up my pics of my bugs soon…Mine are the Japanese variety..wihch are not quite so gentle as your lady-friends..but they all have their own little personalities when it comes to photos it seems. Never seen two the same!

Brilliant

That’s horrible. Those poor little murdered ladybugs… That is so typical of a council. They just don’t care. Building a barrier probably used precious resources that would normally go to their paycheck. Grrrrrr. I hope there was at least a few left behind somewhere that could start their colony again. Poor little things.

Aside from that… I love wandering around your portfolio! Always filled with beautiful photos just as beautiful as this.

:))) Sweet colors !!! I love ladybugs too..

Stunning, it fits perfectly in our First Things Group!

Wow!!!! brilliant!!! Instant fav!!!!

awesome! love the colours!

Great color

wonderful macro! yur color is amazing!

great capture

Steve, I’m a major fan of your work and I’ve been behind in seeing work on redbubble but everytime I see your work, I have the same reaction to each shot:
“AMAZING!”
So I’m just going to copy and paste this comment on everything that I’ve missed. You are in a league of masters on here!
(this comment will only be copied on your work)

I find this work captivating and so beautiful! It fits perfectly in the First Things group!

Oh no that’s so sad! anyway is a wonderful macro!!