Ladybird

Wonderful image

fine work, Sally, .. with a remarkable background mastering

Thank you both
No pp apart from a little sharpening - just a nice lens

A very good shot with the kit lens. It's actually almost capable of Macro. It's also very good for flower images - it renders the colours very strongly.

I like the composition in this image.

Regards
David

Thanks David.
One thing I'm learning is that simple is best (I think someone here has something to that effect as a signature!)

+1

I've tried hard this year to get a good pic of a Ladybird, but you would never see them in the Gallery , yours is lovely.

Thank you JD and Maria. I wouldn't like to tell you how many I've discarded !
The difficulty I have is finding insects where the background foliage is far enough away to make a pale or unfussy background. I spend a lot of time grubbing around in ditches here I find lots of insects, but then there is always the undergrowth.
Lost importantly, I've found some sort of support essential though many are hand held out of necessity.

I've always had my suspicions about ladies rummaging around in ditches but now I'm much wiser! The Blondin effect! Love it!

Nice sharp shot, well manadeg DOF. Nice macro shot.

Thank you both for your kind comments. I do get a few strange looks

Great photo, although it lacks a little color