Ladybird Bliss
Another trip out to the swarming of ladybirds that I have been reporting on at Mount Burr South Australia.
This time we took them flowers!!!!!!
The thousands I have posted on recently have dwindled to small groups of twenty to thirty and are slowly moving on.
They climbed aboard our flowers which gave us opportunities to take some images a little different to those uploaded over the last few days. I promise the ladybirds shots will stop soon but they are just such brilliant works of nature that I can’t help keep going back whilst they are there.
Canon 400D 18 – 55 lens with two stage extension tubes and speedlight.
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Alistair Wilson
stunning, you never cease to amaze me mate :D
Ralph Olsson
This is brilliant mate…fav without a doubt…love how you took flowers to them LOL!!!!
kathy s gillen...
Fantastic capture
LYNETTE EVANS
Another wonderful image Steve of these beautiful little insects
karenkirkham
Wonderful capture
Juilee Pryor
what a privilge to be able to see such an extraordinary even such as this…. incredible and thanks for sharing it with us all….. gorgeous
Angela Noyes
Wow what a beauty find this is! Gorgeous vibrant colour Steve :)
AngieBel
LOVE this!!! Fantastic thinking taking the flowers…the colours are beautiful :)
Stephanie Johnson
I love this one!
fatdade
what a terrific shot, fantastic colours and composition!
lallymac
Stunning clarity and colour!
Kelly d
wow thats amazing
Jennifer Potter
Now this is Fantastic Steve!!!! Love the colors and lighting. WOW. : )
kalaryder
Loving the ladybirds – this is a great shot so full of life and colour
Heather Rivet...
fantastic
John Peel
Do NOT apologise for the ladybirds, Steve. They (and your wonderful images) have brought us great pleasure
Suzanne D Jaes...
I agree Steve don’t appolagise, I say keep them coming… This is fantastic by the way love it … :)
Andrea Barnett
OH wow! Terrific colors, great composition…these shots are all amazing!
Angie McKenzie
beautiful vibrant colors!!! and a wonderful shot!!!
MyheART
excellent capture…love ladybugs:)
naturelover
Wow!! colourful- fantastic – and so much detail- this is superb work Steve!!!
hilarydougill
beautiful capture and glorious colours, what great imagery. Unfortunately if they come too soon, they are all gone by the time the Aphids arrive and there is no one left to eat the Aphids.haha hugsxxx
SD Smart
The lighting is very controlled and has given good depth. Did you use the speedlight off camera?
Steve Chapple replied
No Shane – used a diffuser and on camera speedlight.
Polly Peacock
Fantastic shot Steve – great closeup for these little gems!!
jesika
Lovely capture, great detail
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Jerame *
Wow! Everything is so vivid! Stunning!
Benjamin Charles
Probably my favorite out of this series. Very full image image composition, and perfect focal points. I really love how the flowers add such a contrast and counterpoint to the tonal/color range of the little buggers. Excellent job my friend.
KiwiAna
I have enjoyed every image you have shown us of this magnificent event in the hills. Ladybirds seem like mythical and fantastic creatures. The first thing that came to mind with this image?... Anne Murray singing “You don’t bring me Flowers, Anymore” LOL
Heloisa Castro
lovely capture
Ellen
Just beautiful!
Princessbren2006
very lovely I bet they enjoyed these flowers
Jens Helmstedt
Stunning! Wonderful!
Leanne Allen
Wow! Wonderful image.
Rosalie Scanlon
Keep them coming, they are wonderful images.
dimsim
this is gorgeous :) the colours are amazing!
Al Bourassa
Well done Steve!
Biggzie
Very clever taking the flowers … I hope they had plenty of Aphids for them :)
Well Done
simonesphotos
Brilliant work Steve!!
Brunoboy
E£xcellent picture.
Béla Török
Brilliant image, Steve!
Antanas
perfect capture
Globalphotos
Gorgeous and a fav, love this !!
Eugenio
:))) Lovely work !!!
Megan Martin
OMG!! Incredibly shot Steve! Super stunning…awesome colors!!! Totally an insta-fav! =)
Jennifer Woodward
Excellent DOF, Steve – beautiful image – what lucky lady bugs getting flowers! :-)
Taylor Sawyer
Stunning colors, perfect lighting! Well done, Steve!
gabbielizzie
beautiful capture
tewehi
wow that is gorgeous. truly stunning
Alf Caruana
oh I missed this one Steve this is stunning mate…love the dof on this
KcranmerArt
Absolutely love the clarity here Steve, gorgeous as always!
bobbymcleod
gorgeious rich colors
janfoster
truly great shot Steve : )