Traffic Jam by astro66

Photography • Animals • posted on Apr 03, 2007

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Just a quick snap I got yesterday at work while I was supposed to be pruning the roses, lol!! One good thing about using a compact is that it easily slips in to my coat pocket. It's a good thing my boss doesn't really mind me taking a few minutes out here and there to get a few pics!!! Anyway gotta go or I'll be late... again!!! Thanks for taking a look, hope you have a great day. - Andy -

Comments (15)

frankie96

1:19AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Nice colors in this...an opportune capture...

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alhak

2:18AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Unusual to see lots of lady bugs so close together..very nice

jared99

2:46AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

heh heh - excellent shot. Very cute to see these little ladies bustling along on their highway.

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Loloe

3:00AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Nice macro and good title! Bravo!!

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Myrailon

3:18AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Nice! Could also be a bugs meeting or a family reunion.

MrsLubner

8:55AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Those plants will be so well taken care of with that many lady bugs. I am always so happy to see them in my garden. great shot.

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Elcet

11:25AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

When I take the mouse in front of your image, it has been rated only 3.5 on 5 stars, and which is strange is that nobody has emitted the slightest critics trying to defend such a severe judgement. It is true that these cute little beetles are not very sharp. I think that if you used a serious camera equipment, i.e. a digital SLR with specific macro lens, and used some priority (aperture-priority for example) with a very closed diaphragme, you could have a much sharper shot. But you can find some excuse for 3 reasons. First, such "beetle meeting" is not very common. Number two, because you were working, you ought to do that secretely, and such a heavy camera cannot be hidden you were not paid to take pictures, LOL! Number three, the reproduction ratio is very high, so the depth-of-field is accodingly very short. Therefore, to encourage you to share with us these nice picts, I shall give a 5+! If you have Photoshop, you can use the Filter "Sharpen" or "Sharpen edges" to improve the feeling of sharpness, or use the Sharpener tool but do not abuse otherwise it damages the pictures.

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carlx

11:29AM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Beautiful, funny and lovely capture!!!

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astro66

1:28PM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Just to clarify a few points that Elcet raised... I appreciate this isn't the sharpest of pictures but 1. I was in a hurry, lol. 2. It was a pretty gloomy day and I'd left my tripod in the car so camera shake was always going to be an issue. 3. In macro mode my camera needs several attempts to focus on the part of the image I want it to - the manual focus on this (Dimage Z1) is frankly useless for macro work. This is the best of eight shots. Maybe I should have pointed this out earlier but I don't always think straight first thing on a morning, lol. :) - Andy -

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FriedaFelicia

2:01PM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Funny title and great shot!

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auntietk

8:58PM | Tue, 03 April 2007

Love it! Some years are really good for ladybugs, and in the Fall the entire corner of the building I work in will be covered with them. It's quite a sight!

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