PDA

View Full Version : It's been a while but...

pxl8
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 14:45
... today I found the time to shoot some bugs!

Lots of ladybirds hatching recently:

Pale yellow and no spots to start with
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8203.jpg

Having a look around
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8221.jpg

Drying out the wings, spots starting to appear
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8197.jpg

More defined spots, the red takes a little longer.
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8179.jpg

Elsewhere, a nursery web spider with egg sac
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8141-2.jpg

Little hoverfly
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8185.jpg

and finally a bee digging for dinner :)
http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/upload/web_8194.jpg

All shots 30D, Sigma 150mm, natural light.
Leorooster
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 15:35
It's been a while, but your pics are still great ;) I really like the ladybug hedging series ;)
LordV
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 15:52
Excellent series pxl8 - worth the wait :)- good to see you posting again.
Brian V.
mike54
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 16:41
Love the ladybug molt series. Kudos on being there to capture it.
mjm80
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 17:06
Great Ladybird series. I like the sequence showing the spots develop.
AirBrontosaurus
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 17:14
Back with a bang! They're all amazing shots.
dpastern
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 18:41
Excellent series pxl8 - worth the wait :)- good to see you posting again.
Brian V.

Agreed! Good to see you back here Andy :)

Dave
racketman
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 18:56
I also enjoyed the ladybird series - loads about as you say.
sw2001
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 19:48
great pictures, like the ladybug series too, and the beautiful hoverfly
Canonada
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 21:51
Great shots, very nice colours and detail. The ladybird series is interesting.
Joe
wuwujohn
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 21:53
wonderful pics!
Jo-Anne
7th of June 2007 (Thu), 23:54
great pics ;)
DaveBinks
8th of June 2007 (Fri), 07:54
Great shots - I like the spot development on the ladybird - what sort of time scale was involved there?
pxl8
8th of June 2007 (Fri), 13:34
Thanks everyone, it's a been quite a while since I shot bugs - I'd forgotten how addictive it can be :)

Dave B - it was actually two different ladybirds but I think it only takes a couple of hours for them to "mature"
Lawrie B
9th of June 2007 (Sat), 07:37
Great series, Lovely capture on the ladybird emergence
Attic
9th of June 2007 (Sat), 08:16
Great set of shots, agree loving the ladybird sequence.
Hatch1921
9th of June 2007 (Sat), 08:19
Excellent series! The spider rocks! Keep up the great work. Hatch