"I landed on a human! Oh, the shame."
Uploaded: June 10, 2004
This little lady landed on me yesterday while out shooting. It grabbed it's head with both front legs as if to say the title. LOL Camera on macro, one hand held the other had the bug on it, sunny day with the sun at my back. I braced the camera on my chest, and put my hand where I wanted it for the close shot.
Bonnie C. Lackey June 10, 2004
Better than any exercise class, Lori! Amazing capture! #136632Rob Friedman June 10, 2004
Excellent Lori! #586540Casey A. Hanson June 10, 2004
Great shot Lori! #586569Karen Bacon June 10, 2004
Fantastic macro Lori! #586579Gary O`Dell June 10, 2004
Very nicely done Lori, I like the color reflections on the shell of the Bug..Gary O #586604Peggy Wolff June 10, 2004
What a great shot to show why you should always have a camera close by! Great shot Lori! #586619Kelly Abernathy June 10, 2004
LOL - Who knew that ladybugs could be so expressive? Wonderful shot Lori! -K #586631Carolyn M. Fletcher June 10, 2004
Waaaaaay cool!!!! #586657Donna J. Taff June 10, 2004
Great capture, Lori!!!! #586698Deborah Sandidge June 10, 2004
Great shot, Lori - I like her iridescent shell! #586716Stephen Zacker June 10, 2004
Incredible Super Macro image! #586766Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you Bonnie, Rob, Casey, Karen, Gary, Margaret, K, Carolyn, Donna, Deborah, and Stephen for the wonderful comments! I've been having a blast with macro bug shots lately! Ladies are all over the place right now so I have many nice shots of them! #586858Janet Detota June 10, 2004
Mind boggling! Excellent shot! And extra points for how you did it!! #586869Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you so much Janet! A tripod seems too confining to me so I've learned how to use my body, sometimes as a contortionist, to steady the camera for my macro shots! I'm really bad with camera shake if I don't! LOL #586903Mette Vendelboe Allison June 10, 2004
Great texture and detail, Lori!!! Great photo! #586910Leanne M.E. Boyd June 10, 2004
The detail is outstanding, Lori! Excellent macro! #586922Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thanks Mette and Leanne! #586967Brinn MacDougall June 10, 2004
Love this, Lori..hard work always pays off..well done! #587030Kasia Elser June 10, 2004
Great detail! #587050Barbara Bergeron June 10, 2004
Amazing story for a great capture. The detail and the colors are awesome. Cute title and glad you had your camera! #587055Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you very much Brinn, Kasia and Barbara! #587058Lisa Clark June 10, 2004
Very impressive Lori. Well done as usual. #587133Colette M. Metcalf June 10, 2004
Oh wow, this is fantastic!!! #587161Darren K. Fisher June 10, 2004
This is fantastic, amazing detail, and cute title. #587203Cathy T. Vettes June 10, 2004
Excellent Macro Lori !! Looks to me like he's bowing before you and is now ready to cater to your every whim !!! #587266Leonard Pierce June 10, 2004
Excellent shot Lori!!! #587304Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you so much Lisa, Colette, Darren, Cathy (your idea is a more positive one than mine ;) and Len! #587306Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you so much Lisa, Colette, Darren, Cathy (your idea is a more positive one than mine ;) and Len! #587309Joy Brown June 10, 2004
Absolutely awesome, Lori!!! #587323Kathleen F. Greer June 10, 2004
Sure beautiful for a bug, he had great timing Lori!! #587348Dan Holm June 10, 2004
Fantastic macro, Lori! Wonderful detail and color on the bug! #587367Terry R. Hatfield June 10, 2004
Thats Lori Camera Ready At All Times!! It Sure Paid Off!LOL!! Great Looking June Bug!! #587453Shirley L. Carpenter June 10, 2004
Excellent image Lori!!! #587478Susan T. Evans June 10, 2004
Terrific Lori, your title is hilarious!!! #587546Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you so much Joy, Kathleen, Dan, Terry, Shirley and Susan! Had a lot of fun with Lady Bugs lately! #587554Janet S Weaver June 10, 2004
Great capture Lori! Love the title! #587694Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004
Thank you Janet! #587789Heather L. Jacks June 11, 2004
So cool Lori...a wonderful capture. #588686Tammy McAllister June 11, 2004
Wonderful detail Lori! #588741Lori Ditlefsen June 11, 2004
Thank you so much Heather and Tammy! #588796Diane Addonizio June 11, 2004
Very well done, Lori!! #588845Lori Ditlefsen June 11, 2004
Thank you Diane! #588959Laura Berman June 12, 2004
Great capture, Lori. And amazing presence of mind (& body) to get the photo without losing the ladybug ;-) #590515Lori Ditlefsen June 12, 2004
Thank you Laura! #590525Timothy L. Leggett June 13, 2004
Really great shot, Lori.Tim #592179
Lori Ditlefsen June 13, 2004
Thanks Tim! #592331Grayce Pedulla Dillon June 21, 2004
Lori, the detail in this is amazing! Holding the camera with one hand and getting such clear focus seems almost impossible, but you proved otherwise. Great job!Grayce Pedulla Dillon June 21, 2004
Lori, the detail in this is amazing! Holding the camera with one hand and getting such clear focus seems almost impossible, but you proved otherwise. Great job!Lori Ditlefsen June 22, 2004
Thank you Grayce! #609892Marcie A. Fowler July 12, 2004
Fantastic capture Lori!! Wonderful title too!! Great detail!! #644020Lori Ditlefsen July 12, 2004
Thanks Marcie! #644172Jonna Bergström July 15, 2004
Great macro with amazing details! #648977Wayne Nolting July 15, 2004
Hi Lori. The color and detail are great and the caption is so perfect. #649043Lori Ditlefsen July 15, 2004
Thanks so much Jonna and Wayne! #649219James R. Jackson July 22, 2004
Lori, an amazing feat and a beautiful shot. I thought you had captured a "rainbow" bug when I looked at the smaller version of the pic, but I see that you got some wowwy(1) reflections. GREAT JOB! Jay #664438Lori Ditlefsen July 22, 2004
Thanks so much James! #664447Paula Showen July 24, 2004
What an amazing macro!!! EXCELLENT, Lori! #667665Lori Ditlefsen July 24, 2004
Thanks Paula! #667728Amanda Price August 23, 2004
I saw this the day that BP was down, so I was unable to comment. This is a fantastic photo! Great clarity and colour! #729956Lori Ditlefsen August 23, 2004
Thank you so much Amanda! #729974Elizabeth J. Bernier March 02, 2005
Oh wow the clarity is fabulous with this one Lori,kudos to you for the fast thinking and one handed shooting too!!! #1143598Lori Ditlefsen March 02, 2005
Thanks so much Elizabeth! #1143619Kara L. Hendricks April 07, 2005
WOW WOW WOW!!!!! #1236018Lori Ditlefsen April 07, 2005
Thanks so much Kara! I love Macro! #1236049Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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