Found a late Harlequin ladybird...

Paul Iddon

I found a harlequin ladybird today, managed a reasonable shot, but when I was doing the editing I realised I had left my camera 1.5 stops under exposed from when I was doing some bracketing recently, so that made the PP a little more tiresome, but in the end, it came out OK. I also used a reflector to bounce some light in from the left hand side, as it was quite dark away from the natural light coming to her face.

C&C as always.

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2012-09-28 11:42:41 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/9.5
Exposure Time: 0.100 s (1/10)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -1.50 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: A View of the UK - Paul Iddon Photography








Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely capture Paul
Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Ta Brian

Paul.

GOLDENORFE

Nice one , don't see them around here !

Paul Iddon

Cheers Phil.

You'll see them - but like most of us -0 you see a "ladybird" and that's it. I only realised it was a harlequin when I looked closely - could have been a 12 or a water ladybird at just a glance.

Paul.