Lady Beetles

Lady Beetles by Shane Smart
Lady Beetles by Shane Smart

Lady Beetles

Ladybirds, ladybugs or ladybeetles?
Depends where you are from I guess…

Thanks again to Stephen Chapple for his help with my recent images.

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  • reflexio

    reflexio

    Brilliant subject and DOF.

  • Jacqueline Stephens

    Jacqueline Ste...

    Wow, where did you find so many??

  • Shane Smart

    Shane Smart in reply to Jacqueline Stephens’s comment

    Jacqueline – I was blindfolded and sworn to secrecy before going to a little spot where they breed!

  • Ashley Ng

    Ashley Ng

    Ah, the secret beetle breeding ground of legend! Very nice.

  • Lisa G. Putman

    Lisa G. Putman

    Wow, that’s a handful! Awesome shot, love the dof.

  • Franklin Lindsey

    Franklin Lindsey

    Nice job Shane. I think I would have flinched some though.

  • pixie3

    pixie3

    Wow look at all of those little lady bugs!! Holy cows awesome shot!!

  • Joseph Darmenia

    Joseph Darmenia

    Interesting image.

  • Lee Kerr

    Lee Kerr

    That’s fantastic!!

  • Vedran Arnautovic

    Vedran Arnautovic

    What is it about a large grouping of even such gentle creatures that makes them look scary? Great shot – I like the focusing

  • Sophie Watson
  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    These came out well….keep the secret!!!!!!

  • Joaquin Loyzaga

    Joaquin Loyzaga

    WOW great shot!

  • ByrneFoto

    ByrneFoto

    Great shot Shane!!

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy

    Aww, I love ladybugs. :)

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Great angle….love it!

  • metabolic

    metabolic

    This is absolutely beautiful. =) You should consider entering this into the “Hands” group.

  • metabolic

    metabolic

    OH… it already is…. hahahahaha! Sorry! =P

  • Darren Post

    Darren Post

    How cool is that, must have been fun to hold so many..
    Brilliant photo too.   :-)

  • melodious

    melodious

    Just incredibly amazing! Love this!

  • PPV247

    PPV247

    The subject and image are great.

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    Brilliant shot Shane I haven’t seen a lady bug for years, and you have a hand full!

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg

    wow ! awesome shot !

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is cool, nice shot

  • Jenni C

    Jenni C

    This is wonderful!! We say that ladybugs are good luck in my house, you must have a whole lot of it! Beautiful, beautiful shot!

  • simplylovely183

    simplylovely183

    that is a lot of ladybugs
    lovely picture
    we barely have any ladybugs around here
    it makes me sad:(

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Congratulations for having this fine artwork Featured on the RED BUBBLE HOME PAGE!
    28 Aug 2008

  • David Wyatt

    David Wyatt

    I love this shot, absolutely fantastic image.

  • MaryK

    MaryK

    That is a cool picture!

  • Elaine Harriott

    Elaine Harriott

    WOW – this is so cool!! Brilliant capture, well done.

  • yaDes

    yaDes

    Great picture! They are called god’s cow where I come from))

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    Simply smashing shot….....such a colourful, mesmerizing image….....

  • ozlat

    ozlat

    i hope they all flew away because that would be amazing amounts of good luck for you… if superstition is your thing

  • JrPhoto

    JrPhoto

    SOO GOOD. Perfect lighting, compisition..

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo

    Fantastic!

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

    Caitlin Fitzsi...

    That’s a very cool image. I like the use of depth of field – it somehow conveys the sense that there are so many ladybugs that they’re fading off into the distance.

  • lallymac

    lallymac

    I love this!! Well done on being featured on teh Home Page.

  • rosepepper

    rosepepper

    Amazing pic.. wonderful little critters with dotty camourflage that you have caught…. luv to have them in my garden. congrats on home page.

  • BounaJoe

    BounaJoe

    This is a great work of art. Joe

  • Cathy Cavolo

    Cathy Cavolo

    Fantastic work Shane. Captivating shot.

  • PTCGirl

    PTCGirl

    WOW, this is really cool !!!!

  • divareVeur

    divareVeur

    So amazing! ........i have a sad story about these beetles and my mother in law poisoning thousands of them because she felt they were a “nuisance” all over the side of her house during breeding season…. i was very upset with her needless to say and had I lived nearby I would have scooped them all up and saved them…

  • Jess ♥

    Jess ♥

    this is just stunning

  • doozy28

    doozy28, 5 days ago

    lady bugs 4 me!

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