Always one or two in a crowd.....

Steve Chapple

Always one or two in a crowd.....

Yes their back! The ladybirds from Mount Burr made an emergence yesterday with thousands massing in a number of spots within the forest.

This group were huddled together in their hundreds on a power pole just above ground level.

As with all things in life there is always one or two who stand out in a crowd.

Canon 400D 18-55 taken at night with aid of a speedlight. Processed in Photo shop CS3.

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Always one or two in a crowd..... by Steve Chapple
Always one or two in a crowd..... by Steve Chapple
  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    What a smashing shot, I love the selective colouring too.

  • eclectica

    eclectica

    Wow these are so cute – love ladybirds and love the treatment. You are so lucky to see such a spectacle!

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    Awesomecapture and s/c!!

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Fantastic Steve….........very effective indeed :)

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    Fantastic Steve

  • linifer

    linifer

    Brilliant effects!!!

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Excellent work, Steve!

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    Ain’t nature grand

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    :) very effective

  • Jacky

    Jacky

    Very nice concept and treatment Steve !:)

  • Sharon House

    Sharon House

    Brilliant capture Steve.

  • Emjay01

    Emjay01

    Great work Steve, perfect use of selective colour mate, nice and subtle, good job :-)

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Very cool!

  • Harvey Schiller

    Harvey Schiller

    You’re just a very naughty boy! :-)

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Brilliant :)

  • Biggzie

    Biggzie

    Love it …. I must go & down load mine off the camera …

  • Matt Penfold

    Matt Penfold

    One more and they could have been the southern cross :-) fabulous image Steve.

  • Nick Hunt

    Nick Hunt

    Well done, great work. very effective.

  • Ann Rodriquez

    Ann Rodriquez

    So cool!

  • AngieBel

    AngieBel

    Nice treatment! Fantastic that they re back. Mother nature prevails once again :)

  • John Peel

    John Peel

    Just wondrous, Steve. Well done

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Dare to be different I say. Luv ot

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    neat creative shot

  • Taylor Sawyer

    Taylor Sawyer

    Great sc here!

  • Taylor Sawyer
  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    KOOOOOOL

  • kimberleigh sarah

    kimberleigh sarah

    Aww their so cute!! Great shot! Love the selective coloring =)

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    LOVE IT!!! Awesome capture and I love how you just picked a few to put in red! Wonderful capture and S/C Steve! =) insta-fav!!!!!

  • Danielle Davenport

    Danielle Daven...

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, the selective coloring for this….fab shot and presentation!

  • Suzanne D Jaeschke

    Suzanne D Jaes...

    EXCELLENT great capture and awesome sc … :)

  • Suzanne D Jaeschke

    Suzanne D Jaes...

    Whoops congrats on the feature … :)

  • Anthony Baseley

    Anthony Baseley

    NOW this is cool!!!! LOVE IT!!!

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Excellent work! I really like the way you used this photograph to emphasize the “individuals.” Nice work.

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Excellent capture Steven, great use of SC.

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    This is so great Steve! Love it :)

  • noffi

    noffi

    Perfect choice for SC. As all the others have said…Great shot. liz

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    Cracking shot! I like the yellow ones.

  • Neil Swenser

    Neil Swenser

    Clever work Steve, and great to see the ladybirds are back.

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Brilliant image Steve, glad your little friends have rejuvenated! :D

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    Hi Steve,
    Your image has been uploaded into Photography 101’s premier forum… and the hottest place in town How am I doing now?
    Please drop by and join in the discussions and if possible provide some further details realting to camera settings etc

  • janfoster

    janfoster

    well done fantastic shot Steve : )

  • taylor-mcbride

    taylor-mcbride

    this is so awesome!!:)

  • Janet Fikar

    Janet Fikar

    Lovely spot color – very creative.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    spot on!
    hehe ;-) xox

  • MattyLynch808

    MattyLynch808

    crazy!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    another great work

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    They look like a mass of soccer balls with four being the odd ones out !! fab SC Steve

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    I’m so pleased to see they didn’t ALL get murdered!! Cool photo… They are such beautiful bugs :D

  • Elvio Spiteri

    Elvio Spiteri

    Wonderful treatment !!! very nice

  • Duncan Waldron

    Duncan Waldron

    Amazing pic Steve, nicely done. One of the strangest sights I’ve ever seen was at 14,000 feet, on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii (where there is nothing but volcanic cinders); I had to have a leak, and when I did, dozens of these wee beasts crawled out of the ground. What were they doing there, en masse, in such a sterile environment? Answers on a postcard please, to…

  • Steve Chapple replied

    Thanks Duncan. What an amazing story. Thanks very much for the visit.

  • Ursula Rodgers

    Ursula Rodgers

    This is fabulous Steve. SC is so appropriate here! I’ve never seen ladybirds en masse (except in your pictures), so it’s very fascinating!

  • rodsfotos

    rodsfotos

    I envy the wonderful opportunity you had Steve but you made the most of it with a wonderful detailed macro, love the partial desaturation,
    Regards, Rod.

  • jansnow

    jansnow

    What a great opportunity! Wonderful SC work:-)

  • Nicole Finlayson

    Nicole Finlayson

    This is WONDERFUL, amazing!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    WoW!! Awesome work Steve!!! It’s so striking and I love the select colour,,,,, spot on!!!

  • DinahRose

    DinahRose

    Super!

  • Kseniya Beliaeva
  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    Everybody is different, that’s just natural. congrats!!

  • ziko

    ziko

    great shot

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Ok you ROCK!!! this is just to cool Steve!!

  • Stefan Trenker

    Stefan Trenker

    very nice use of colorkey – well done

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Attention seekers….hehe!

  • Ben Aldridge

    Ben Aldridge

    ladybugs are fun arnt they?!

  • Puggs

    Puggs

    fantastic shot… very nice work….

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