Ladybug

My first ladybug macro. Normally my garden is full of them, now I had to look hard to fine one.

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Ludo Sak

Lion

Great, and red, 'vet'! Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, they are good macro practice targets, always playing "dead" when you touch them. Posted 13 years ago

Joost Thissen

Lion

Very nice and sharp Ferdy! I see that that macro lens is in good hands!
Llooking forward to the summer when the garden becomes a macro playground.

Your camera performs nice at that high iso value. Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Joost, yes been enjoying it a lot even after only one week.
  
  High ISO is the price I pay for shooting handheld. Luckily the D7000 handles it quite well indeed. Only in fullscreen you may notice some noise, but even that I try to polish away somewhat during post processing. Posted 13 years ago

Jeroen

Bull Frog

Well done Ferdy, the macro photo's are getting better by the day.
I like the sharpnes and contrast with the background. Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Jeroen! Posted 13 years ago

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

Species identified by WildFlower

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Apr 24, 2012. Captured Apr 24, 2012 18:05.

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NIKON D7000
f/11.0
1/200s
ISO1250
105mm