Inspiring Photo: Ladybug #7841991

Ladybug

Uploaded: February 06, 2009 14:47:24

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Sigma EF150mm 2.8 lens, 1/100 sec., F4.0, ISO 200

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Melissa G. Meiselman February 06, 2009 0

Outstanding and eye catching close up and reflection taken at a great angle with ultra sharp detail, great lighting and vivid color, Bill!! #1079553

Susana Ms Heide February 06, 2009 0

I think Melissa managed to say it all in one sentence, so ditto to that :o) #7134065

Dominick M. Dimacale February 06, 2009 0

Great macro image here, Bill.

Dominick #7134129

Michelle Alton February 06, 2009 0

Spectacularly composed macro, Bill. Love it! #7134785

Emily Cook February 06, 2009 0

Marvelous capture of this little guy. Great color and sharpness - I love the reflective background. #7134953

Lee Ann Sahagun - Poling February 07, 2009 0

Oh my! You are amazing! #7135639

Karen Engelbreth February 07, 2009 0

Wonderful macro, Bill! #7138272

Avril Young February 20, 2009 0

oh congrats Bill on this awesome macro ...it is too beautiful... #7185661

Susana Ms Heide February 20, 2009 0

I'm glad to be the first one to send HUGE CONGRATS to you Bill, on this fantastic POTD!!! Beautiful macro!! #7185663

Les Rhoades February 20, 2009 0

Congrats on your POTD selection! #7185669

Max Aureli February 20, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill for this fantastic POTD!!! It is an excellent macro!!! #7185670

Susie Peek-Swint February 20, 2009 0

Terrific colour and detail Bill ~ many congrats on POTD! #7185675

Tommy E. Burgess February 20, 2009 0

Huge congratulations on this fantastic POTD Bill!! #7185691

Raymond Pauly February 20, 2009 0

Truly amazing macro with great detail and clarity, Bill! Many congrats on POTD! #7185693

Robert K. Bemus February 20, 2009 0

Great macro and reflection, Bill-- congratulations on your POTD!! #7185695

Karen Engelbreth February 20, 2009 0

Big congrats on your POTD, Bill.... #7185697

Graeme yew Chow February 20, 2009 0

Wonderful macro and POTD win.Congrats !Bill. My friend is getting a Canon 100-400 L len yesterday. #7185702

Stefania Barbier February 20, 2009 0

congrats on your spectacular POTD Bill! #7185726

Susan Jane Allen February 20, 2009 0

Wonderful, Bill! Congrats! That lens seems to do good work--food for thought! #7185732

Usman M. Bajwa February 20, 2009 0

Marvelous macro of the ladybug, Bill. Congrats on the awesome POTD.

Usman. #7185859

Tressie Davis February 20, 2009 0

Crisp detail, great colors - congrats on POTD! #7185894

Mary K. Robison February 20, 2009 0

Amazing detail and beautiful reflection in this macro, Bill!
Congratulations on your well deserved POTD!
#7185911

Jeff Robinson February 20, 2009 0

Congrats Bill on your Fantastic POTD! Jeff #7185917

Judy V. Kennamer February 20, 2009 0

Awesome shot Bill!!! Congrats on your POTD!!! #7185942

lyn winans February 20, 2009 0

Huge congrats Bill !! #7186194

Bob D. Hall February 20, 2009 0

Great Macro, Bill!
Congrats on your POTD!!! #7186322

Gord MacEachern February 20, 2009 0

Congrats Bill on your beautiful POTD! Gord

#7186333

Shirley A. Kinney February 20, 2009 0

Awesome! Great capture, Bill. Congratulations on your POTD. #7186391

Eivor Kuchta February 20, 2009 0

Congratulations on your POTD, Bill! #7186410

JO ANN CLEVELAND February 20, 2009 0

Awesome macro Bill, congratulations on POTD

jo ann c. #7186446

Carol Engstrom February 20, 2009 0

Great shot, Bill! Congrats! #7186455

Guy D. Biechele February 20, 2009 0

Congratulations on your POTD, Bill! Superb as usual. #7186500

Kathy L. Clark February 20, 2009 0

Bill this is really awesome. Wonderful clarity and POV and exposure. A big congratulations on your POTD. #7186509

Cathy Barrows February 20, 2009 0

congrats on this wonderful POTD #7186566

Linda D. Lester February 20, 2009 0

Love it....Congratulations!!! #7186571

Stephanie Laird February 20, 2009 0

Hi Bill! Congratulations! This is so beautiful! #7186605

Lydia Williams February 20, 2009 0

Fun shot! Congratulations! #7186608

Dawn M. Schneider February 20, 2009 0

congrats for the EP and POTD. this is such an amazing image, great job! #7186687

Lisa J. Boulden February 20, 2009 0

Wonderful capture, Bill! Congratulations on your POTD!
~Lisa #7186734

randy dannheim February 20, 2009 0

Bill congrats on POTD, a deserving image #7186735

Debra R. Harder February 20, 2009 0

WTG, Bill! BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your OUTSTANDING POTD!! This is fantastic!! BTW...another HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your WINNING PHOTO in POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY!! Your work is truly inspiring!! Deb #7186803

Marisol Pastor February 20, 2009 0

Incredible macro Bill. Congratulations on a great POTD. #7186833

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 20, 2009 0

WTG Bill!!!!! Fantastic POTD!!!!! :-) ♫ k #7186866

Shelly A. Van Camp February 20, 2009 0

Beautiful, as always, Bill....I love ladybugs......Great macro, colors and reflection. Congrats on POTD!! #7186886

Aggie Villanueva February 20, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill. As always, your work is stupendous. #7186889

Christian Rosito February 20, 2009 0

Fabulous macro, Great POTD! #7186913

Martha R. Mazon February 20, 2009 0

Excellent composition and drama in this intense close-up, Bill!! #7186917

Evy Johansen February 20, 2009 0

Awesome shot, Bill! Big congratulations on your POTD!! #7186960

Cheryl E. Molennor February 20, 2009 0

Great macro capture Bill. May I also congratulate you on your second win in Popular Photo?? Congratulations #7187083

Laurel Burk-Sherman February 20, 2009 0

Congrats on your POTD, Bill. Fantastic shot!! Laurel #7187163

Jill Odice February 20, 2009 0

Hey Bill, congrats on your wonderful POTD! Really nice detail and clarity! Good job my friend! #7187245

Amy JACKSON February 20, 2009 0

Wonderful macro, Bill! Congratulations on your POTD!!! #7187285

Joy Rector February 20, 2009 0

congrats on the POTD #7187302

Donna R. Wageman February 20, 2009 0

I alwasy thought these little insects were so delicate and lady-like. This one looks like a mean one.
Beautiful capture.
Congrats and congrats on second win in Pop Photo also. God Bless! #7187380

Leslie Carson Wolfe February 20, 2009 0

Such beautiful, sharp detail, Bill, on this tiny creature! Congratulations on your Photo of the Day!

Leslie #7187746

Susan M. Campbell February 20, 2009 0

Fabulous shot Bill. It deserves to get POTD. Congrats. #7187844

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 20, 2009 0

Congratulations on your macro POTD Bill, great details! #7188175

Colleen Farrell February 20, 2009 0

Wonderful macro, Bill! Congratulations on your POTD! #7188178

Michael Lynch February 21, 2009 0

Super, detailed Macro and congrats on the POTD !!! #7188778

Laura L. Gonzales February 21, 2009 0

Congratulations on this fantastic POTD!!! Awesome macro!!!! Laura #7188831

Chuck Bruton February 21, 2009 0

Great shot congratulations! #7189171

Erica Murphy February 21, 2009 0

Gorgeous shot Bill!! Congratulations. #7189212

Summer A. Kozisek February 21, 2009 0

Fantastic macro Bill, congrats on your POTD! #7189219

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton February 21, 2009 0

Excellent macro , Congratulations on your PotD. Bill !!! #7189309

Mary Timman February 21, 2009 0

A wonderful macro. Love your perspective, color, light and reflection. Congratulations on POTD! #7190034

Michael Umbreit February 22, 2009 0

Bill - Congratulations on your POTD! Great shot my friend! - Mike #7191595

Michael J. Bandy February 24, 2009 0

Congrats on the well deserved POTD! Great shot! #7204576

Corinne M. Thompson February 24, 2009 0

An excellent capture, Congrat on the POTD! #7204711

Kathy Cline February 27, 2009 0

HI BILL, OMG Your gallery still remains one of my VERY FAVORITES. One of these days I hope to capture birds flying beautifully just like you do!
Thanks for your comment this eve. GOD BLESS Kathy #7219274

Howard B. Cheek March 04, 2009 0

Your POV and the ladybirds reflection make this one very special Bill.
Congratulations.
Howard #7241257

Rebecca K. Lefferts March 17, 2009 0

Gorgeous capture- I love the reflection and clarity!!! #7295284

ALLEN O. HOWARD March 25, 2009 0

WOW! Outstanding, Bill! Congratulations! #7328001

Lydia Williams March 25, 2009 0

I knew I would see this one again...Your photos are, as Allen and others say, "OUTSTANDING"!
Congratulations!

Best to you! #7329353

Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 25, 2009 0

WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!

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Aggie Villanueva March 25, 2009 0

Wow Bill. Congratulations on the finalist!!!!! #7330057

Guy D. Biechele March 25, 2009 0

Congrats on your finalist, Bill. Good Luck! #7330374

Terry L. Ellis March 26, 2009 0

An outstanding finalist, Bill! Congratulations! #7331630

Debra R. Harder March 26, 2009 0

Congratulations, Bill, on your amazing, fabulous finalist! Wonderful image!! Deb #7331786

Michelle L. Frick March 26, 2009 0

Happy to see this little guy again! Congratulations Bill! #7331872

Max Aureli March 26, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill!!!!! LOL #7331943

Rhonda Burger March 26, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill. Rhonda #7334397

Cheryl E. Molennor March 26, 2009 0

Congratulations on your fabulous finalist! #7334494

Eivor Kuchta March 26, 2009 0

Congratulations on your finalist, Bill! #7335554

Manuel Barrera March 26, 2009 0

awesome contragulations #7335728

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 26, 2009 0

Congratulations on your finalist! Awesome details Bill! #7336379

A P March 26, 2009 0

CONGRATULATIONS Bill ON YOUR OUTSTANDING WINNER!!

#7336583

Vladan D. Djordjevic March 27, 2009 0

Big congratulations on your fantastic winner! #7336797

Agnes Fegan March 27, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill on your winning image!!! #7337140

Claudia Kuhn March 27, 2009 0

Congrats on your wonderful macro Bill! #7337297

Joannie Bertucci March 27, 2009 0

You went all the way with this amazing image Bill, just as you should have!
Congratulations on your gold badge! #7337793

Anne M. Young March 27, 2009 0

Fantastic Congratulations! #7338013

Mary K. Robison March 27, 2009 0

So glad to see this in the latest winners' circle, Bill! (It already was such a marvelous POTD!)
Congratulations on your Second Place Win! #7338275

Bojan Bencic March 27, 2009 0

Congratulations, Bill! #7338306

Alex T. Mizuno March 27, 2009 0

Congratulations on your double gold Bill! Fantastic macro work!!! #7338337

Nadya Johnson March 27, 2009 0

Astounding, Bill! Congratulations on your wonderful winner! #7339193

Guy D. Biechele March 27, 2009 0

Not suprised it made it here! Congratulations on your win, Bill! #7339231

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 27, 2009 0

FANTASTIC WINNER!!!!!!! WTG, Bill!!!!! :-) k #7340036

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 27, 2009 0

Congratulations on this awesome gold winner Bill!

jo ann c. #7340165

Rhonda Burger March 27, 2009 0

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!
Rhonda #7340753

Tarun Bose March 27, 2009 0

Big, big congrats Bill, for your excellent winner. #7340987

Karen Bacon March 27, 2009 0

Excellent image Bill!Congratulations! #7341118

Glenn E. Traver March 27, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill, well done ~ GT #7341632

Cheryl E. Molennor March 27, 2009 0

Congratulations! #7341670

Gerri R. Jones March 28, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill on this beautiful winner! #7341944

Gail Vitikacs March 28, 2009 0

Terrific win Bill! Congratulations! #7345325

Carol Engstrom March 28, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill! #7345703

Renee Doyle March 29, 2009 0

Big congratulations Bill!! #7345882

Cindy Bendush March 29, 2009 0

Wow!!! INCREDIBLE macro Bill! Big congrats on your win!!! #7346454

Robert K. Bemus March 30, 2009 0

Congratulations on a great Winner, Bill!! #7353317

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 31, 2009 0

Congratulations on your win Bill! #7354865

Usman M. Bajwa April 01, 2009 0

CONGRATS. on getting Golden twice!!

Usman. #7358351

Dominick M. Dimacale April 02, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill on your Win!!!

Dominick #7362609

Rajeev 270293 Kashyap April 11, 2009 0

Congratulations on your win Bill! #7394890

kurt Anderson April 11, 2009 0

Awesome shot!! Congrats on your win. #7395096

Max Aureli April 24, 2009 0

Well is a really good one!!!
Congratulations Bill for this outstanding Winning!!!! #7445995

Leslie McLain April 25, 2009 0

Congrats on your amazing winner. Beautiful. #7447618

Jean-Pierre Ducondi April 25, 2009 0

Amazing macro work. Congrats.
JP #7448748

Marisol Pastor April 26, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill! #7452549

Jane Hirst April 26, 2009 0

Wonderful photo...love the reflection. A well deserved win. #7452887

David A. Simons April 28, 2009 0

Excellent work and congratulations #7457794

Lynn M. Whitt May 16, 2009 0

Wow, this is excellent Bill... #7526381

Patti Coblentz May 16, 2009 0

The life of a ladybug...everywhere and anywhere...this is an excellant shot!
Patti #7527476

Diane L. Thomas September 09, 2009 0

What a fun shot. Congrats on your winner. #7927768

Carol Sawyer September 09, 2009 0

Congratulations Bill!!! #7927994

Joy Rector September 09, 2009 0

love this shot, my granddaughter's favorite bug (her nick name is bug for the lady bug) #7928018

Nancy L. Green September 09, 2009 0

WOW WOW WOW!!! SUPERB capture in every way Bill, I love everything about this image, totally worthy of the win and POTD!!! <>< #7929511

Wanda Knoss October 03, 2009 0

Fantastic Macro! Congratulations #8004285

Aggie Villanueva October 05, 2009 0

Bill, congratulations on yet another winner! #8010448

kurt Anderson October 06, 2009 0

Congrats!! Fantastic shot, I love the angle and reflection. Two thumbs up! #8013746

John Connolly June 29, 2010 0

Huge congratulations on all the awards this great image has won, Bill! A very worthy shot, that is for sure! #8724138

Rod Partington September 03, 2010 0

Wow! Bill,this is an amazing photo!
Well done! #8879626

Christopher J. Correia November 02, 2010 0

Such a beautiful photo. The detail is remarkable. #9010845

Lana Arcemont February 25, 2011 0

This is a marvelous macro! Congratulations! #9260392

Stephen Zacker February 25, 2011 0

It has all been said.. but what an amazing macro. Congratulations #9261855

Carla Capra Anderson March 02, 2011 0

Hi Bill;
This is an awesome macro image.
Congratulations.
;) CC #9269559

Nadia Paul March 09, 2011 0

What a wonderful capture of this little lady Bill - love the reflection - great job! #9280973

Kaye Burazin March 12, 2011 0

wowo wow WOW, the sign of a great capture Bill is when your scroll finger gets tired by the bottom of the comment page...mine did! #9287426

Robert K. Bemus March 20, 2011 0

Love the color and shallow DOF of the macro lens...very beautiful and looks like a very difficult subject to shoot...awesome work, Bill!! #9300208

Ellen Hodges March 31, 2011 0

Super beautiful detail in this awesome close up, Bill!! #9328441

Val Feldman April 25, 2011 0

You should know how many times I've come to your gallery and just stared at this marvelous macro work. It's become "the standard" by which I judge my own...looks like I have plenty of practicing to do to reach this excellence! :) Well and superbly captured, Bill - in fact, all of your gallery sings with the same fine excellence. Marvelous body of work! #9368387

Barbara Waldoch May 31, 2011 0

Awesome macro, Bill! #9436546

Carolyn McIntosh January 12, 2012 0

AMAZING!!!!!!! #9916872

John Connolly January 19, 2012 0

Awesome macro work here Bill! What an amazing shot! #9929675

Keith L. Clayton February 05, 2012 0

Unbelievably good macro. I love this shot! Many congrats! #9966567

Karen Celella July 02, 2012 0

This is one of my all time favorites, Bill! Congratulations on the many awards filling your awesome gallery! #10211262

Rahul Sharma February 13, 2013 0

This is one Brilliant shot by the master.... I kept this as my desktop wallpaper for many months.... #10566594

Joanna Kovalcsik June 01, 2017 0

Fantastic! #11603112

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