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Great shots! I really like #2. Definitely groaning here :-)
etodd80 · 2008-01-23: 22:41
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Oh, yeah, predictable!!! Nothing wrong with that, tho!! These are just lovely - the first one is really cool - I even like the leaf that "she" is on. I do like that you can see the legs in the second. Very nice macros, Mat!
aknor · 2008-01-23: 22:41
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Great macro shots, there, mister.
TamaraHarden · 2008-01-23: 22:45
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i just love ladybugs
sunshineand · 2008-01-23: 22:49
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I just told Aknor about our trip to Wisconsin with all the ladybugs in our cabin. Too funny. These are nice pictures, good job on the macro shots hunny!
bettyluvsduncan · 2008-01-23: 22:50
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I was about to ask you how you knew the ladybug's name is Johnson. Beautiful macro shots.
dweiskir · 2008-01-23: 23:12
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Geez, I was off to google to get the answer!! She never looked better Mr. Johnson! ; )
pattyb · 2008-01-23: 23:22
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I feel very weird being beneath this mans naked legs with his "business" socks!! Yeozzier!!
pattyb · 2008-01-23: 23:24
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I love ladybug and these photographs just made them look prettier!!!
Janiee · 2008-01-23: 23:24
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beautiful!
yvonnelow · 2008-01-23: 23:25
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Fantastic macro shots, Mat! Both of them. The first has a wonderful composition and the second has truly amazing details! Colors are great two. I presume you had to use a tripod with such a tiny DOF? Superb job again. You always keep impressing me Mat!
Madoc · 2008-01-23: 23:34
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lovely shots!!!
vterezia · 2008-01-23: 23:38
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gah! ladybugs! very nice close ups :-)
BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-01-23: 23:45
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Awesome macro shots. Fantastic colors and focus. The contrast between the orange and the green is lovely too! You must have been close to get such a narrow depth of field. Was anyone watching you? I used to laugh at how un-glamourous it must look to chase bugs around with my macro lens in a garden. Of course, it didn't stop me.
vollenda · 2008-01-23: 23:47
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Top macro shots! Great use of dof.
rolpa · 2008-01-23: 23:47
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But did you know there are over 5000 species of lady beetles?? And the larvae stage looks totally different? We were killing them in the garden until we got educated about what they were. There are spots near here along the Bear River where they congregate massively. People gather them to sell to gardeners! Excellent shots!!
Jannie · 2008-01-24: 00:10
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Great macros!!!
peregol · 2008-01-24: 01:28
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very cool shots! my b'day coming up I better get a macro!
picturemom · 2008-01-24: 04:29
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Amazing!
jet28 · 2008-01-24: 04:46
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So cool!
mowestlan · 2008-01-24: 05:26
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you are the master of macros. stunning
storytaylor · 2008-01-24: 05:34
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Very nice! Love your work, as always.
ncshutterbug · 2008-01-24: 05:36
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Wow, they're both awesome! So whatever happened to the RED ladybugs we used to have.... they've all gone pale????
DancingDolphin · 2008-01-24: 07:27
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really beautiful ! great macros ! nice colors !
jendayee · 2008-01-24: 07:58
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#1 gets my vote. The colors of the leaves are very interesting. Great job
bamommy · 2008-01-24: 08:13
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Great macros Mat! I really like #2!
neusnet · 2008-01-24: 08:16
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My what big eyes she has. If her stomach is as big as her eyes look out aphids!!! great macros!! I agree with vollends macros are very unappealing to watch. Us photographers get in such weird postions!
SheriJ · 2008-01-24: 08:27
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haha - funny guy you are mat... :-) first one is my favorite - the leaf is very cool too, and the focus is perfect! ever see a 'japanese beetle'?? they used to (or maybe still do) use them to keep the other bugs away from crops and when i lived in ohio they were EVERYWHERE during certain months. and they bite! ouch! i started hating anything that looked like them (they look like ladybugs only more orange and barely any, if any, spots). they would congregate by the hundreds and die on your windowsill or in your lamp shade. sooooo gross. and i mean HUNDREDS - no joke. ok. i'm done. nice photos :-)
lexlevans · 2008-01-24: 09:45
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great macros!!!!!!!!! believe it or not every week I've got one or two visiting me, it's so cold outside, maybe they're looking for heat
Karibbean · 2008-01-24: 09:53
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Beautiful macros Mat! Love the colors and dof. Especially on #1. Nice job!
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-01-24: 10:16
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Wow! These close-ups are wonderful!
Freyja · 2008-01-24: 11:25
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Cute ladybug..very shiney.Great photos..I like #1 best but the detail in #2 is amazing.
signsnwonders · 2008-01-24: 11:37
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these are so wonderful close up..I know it can be hard to get a good shot but these are really great .. I love the first one and saved it .. the dof rocks .. so colorful too.. gorgeous !
Lindyart · 2008-01-24: 12:32
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60 macro lens (apart from 105 mm) is my fav lens! These colors are so vibrant, and the focusing is breathtaking! Dear Mat, you are working virtuose with any lens you use! Fantastic macros!
longimanus · 2008-01-24: 12:36
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AAAAAAAMazing macro
lennonf · 2008-01-24: 13:24
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brilliant macros
fionarobinson · 2008-01-24: 13:55
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Great to see this tiny DOF, but spot on! great job.
eljapa · 2008-01-24: 14:25
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Beautiful little bugs, but they can bite and it doesn't feel the best!
tbranscum · 2008-01-24: 14:39
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Wow, awsome. The first one is perfect: composition, colours,focus...
Almond · 2008-01-24: 15:01
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Wow, great capture, I love the second one. Thank you for sharing
Admit1 · 2008-01-24: 16:49
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Détails excellents, elle en brille !
domelia · 2008-01-24: 17:45
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Beautiful capture!!!
nadoune · 2008-01-24: 18:18
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Loved #1, I trying to catch something in MACRO, but not look, so I'll keep trying.
Queen911 · 2008-01-24: 18:31
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Okay, thanks. Now I want a 60mm macro lens! I thought I was well equipped with my Nikkor 70-300mm f4-f5.6 lens I got for Christmas, but now.... Both shots are fantastic, but I love the color variation of the first shot.
mybigbackyard · 2008-01-24: 18:52
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Useful animal. Nice picts.
Mabi938 · 2008-01-24: 18:59
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Very nice, love the macro of the first. That Ladybug Johnson or Ladybird Johnson is a mighty perrrrrrrrty lady.
youlookmahvelous · 2008-01-24: 20:40
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These are fantastic! I absolutely adore them!!!
mattandbranson · 2008-01-25: 10:09
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Ah......gorgeous little thing and great use of that lense. I hope she brought you lots of luck :)
focussed · 2008-01-26: 01:22
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gorgeous
bolder · 2008-01-26: 08:59
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We call them coccinelle in French. They bring good luck. Great macro.
Estel · 2008-01-27: 13:35
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Your macro shots are wonderful. Thank you very much for posting your "recipe". I'm always curious how someone gets a particular shot and it's so helpful to see the settings used. Thank you for teaching me.
LotoFoto · 2008-01-28: 01:16
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coccinelle MHJphotos
miclaud · 2008-01-30: 06:54
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