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Ladybug Nikon D90 Tamron 90 mm f:40 ISO :250 S: 1/200 Coccinella septempunctata,Ladybird (7-spot) Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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Nikon D90 Tamron 90 mm f:40 ISO :250 S: 1/200

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Wow, great macro! Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Sunil R Agadi's profile
    Sunil R Agadi
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    Amazing colors, A super Macro shot. Great job !! Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Your macro shots are really quite astounding, I would love to know how you do it! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View blackdiamond's profile
      blackdiamond
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      Hi
      Nikon D90 body Tamron 90mm macro lens and reverse helios 58mm lens       Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
        Claire Hamilton
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        Thank you, but it was more your technique I am curious about! Posted 11 years ago
        1. View blackdiamond's profile
          blackdiamond
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          How can I help Posted 11 years ago
          1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
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            Well...I am totally new to macro photography and just bought myself the Canon 100mm f2.8 L USM macro lens but I am not getting anything like as close or as sharp as you do. Do you use a macro flash? At the moment I am using a speedlight. Are your photos taken in the wild or in a studio type setting? Any tips I would be eternally grateful! I just love your work! Posted 11 years ago
        3. View Ludo Sak's profile
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          Claire, in my opinion (still a marco rookie here) try to experiment with (inhouse) built setups first.
          Try outdoor nature later on when you've got more of a feel with your setup and capabilities.
          Indoor gives you a more controlled shot, with artifical lighting and reflector for example. Take your time. Tricky thing with flashes it that you will only see the result after clicking. With animals a second chance after a light bomb like that is gone with the wind.
          For some of my indoor shots see:
          A tiny fraction in time A little gush of wind<br /> carefully removing a speck.<br /> A generip traveling towards rebirth.<br /> <br /> (Inspired by Rick Lieder I took a few spoons of patience and for me a large bucket of luck) Geotagged,Taraxacum officinale,The Netherlands,macro

          Lichen of the slowest pace [HDR] My first go at HDR: 3 pictures shot at 100ISO and long exposure times, plus and minus 2 EV, 13sec, 2.5sec,30sec). It's reindeer lichen, a very slow growing lichen eaten by mainly Reindeer/Caribou.<br /> <br /> This lichen I found while hiking up in Norway with my wife. It is highly protected and it is absolutely forbidden to break off. This loose piece photographed here I found on the ground in a swamp, it was partially eaten. I did not have to break it off, only pick it up, so I was kinda in the clear. <br /> I did not know the reason for it having such a protected state. Years later I read about their very very slow growth rate. <br /> Reindeer lichen is slow growing (only 3–5 mm per year) and may take decades to return once overgrazed, burned, trampled, or otherwise consumed. This piece is about 4cm in radius, so about 10 years old. I did not know that..<br /> <br /> This piece is about 10 years in my possession now, residing in one of our book shelves. It is battered a bit, discoloured too. I'll have to make due. Cladonia rangiferina,Geotagged,HDR,Norway,macro,reindeer lichen,soligor 36mm

          Indoor does not make pictures bad. Users don't see indoor, they can only imagine:)           Posted 11 years ago
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    Hi, my English is very bad, I'm sorry. Tamron 90 mm lens as the reverse end of the 58 mm helios. I get more than 1 x magnification. but clearly the depth of field (DOF) is much smaller, and I am using the Flash to the front of the machine as I'm wearing a homemade diffuser Hill Flash and this photo was taken in the wild. Posted 11 years ago
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    Amazing, BlackD! Very sharp and colourful contrast. Posted 11 years ago
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    Claire Hamilton
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    A big thanks to both of you! I think I am going to have to get a lot more practice..and more gear! I have seen lots of ways to make a diffuser so I should give that a try. Spiders are probably not the best thing to start with as the slightest breeze and the web is all over the place, maybe I should look for some ladybirds, at least they sit still a little longer. Also Ludo, I love those shots so perhaps too I should have some practice indoors with things that don't have legs or wings! Posted 11 years ago

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The Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names.

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Similar species: Beetles
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Uploaded Jan 13, 2014. Captured Jan 9, 2014 16:02.
  • NIKON D90
  • f/36.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm

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