Aphid Sucking Ladybug

I know this isn't the common presentation of the cute ladybug we

find on little girl's dresses but I thought it was so cool to

actually catch an aphid being sucked dry by a ladybug. Also, you can

see the aphids sucking the juice out of my plant!

 

Kind of appropriate for Halloween?

 

Kirk

Great capture there, it really shows nicely the demise of the poor bug. I am not sure if it is the jpging but you may want to upload these with less compression on, as the compression artifacts dont help the sharpness much, and it is a shame to see them on such a wonderfull capture. Love your portfolio btw, the colors are breathtaking

 

tim

Tim, I'm glad you like my capture. I'm not sure if the noise/artifacts is from compression or my shakey manual focus in mediocre lighting. I think I had the f/stop up a little to get better DOF but I guess I missed on that point.

 

I browsed through your pics briefly last night and was impressed. I'll get back when I have more time to comment.

 

Thanks,

Kirk

Thank you for sending me an invitation to this little horror show. This reminds me of those mid-50s/60's Japanese movies with gargantuan creatures emerging from radiation. My daughter, who just wandered by, was equally horrified, asking why that nice ladybug is eating "the little bug." No worries. Nothing she hasn't seen on the nature channel or on Desperate Housewives. Joking. I'm joking. She doesn't watch the nature channel.

 

 

I needed a good gross-out. This also conjures up images of Enron and other modern-era corporate and governmental "big picture" endeavors.

Hahah...Jeff is so funny. Kirk...this is very unique. I have enver seen anything like it before. I have never seen ladybugs in this position either. I like the focus and detail. I would increase the saturation just a little bit but it could just be my screen.

Hi Kirk! I all so have never seen a ladybug eating. I have never thought about

it before until now, seeing this. Some how you have changed the idea of the

cute little ladybug in my head lol.... Great shot and very interesting!!!

I haven't had much time to stay on PN lately. My seminar is this Saturday!

as Jegg says, this is really a little horror show: the sucking phase is captured in a very convincing way.

Great subject, content, composition. Very unusual and compelling image.

 

Saturations seems fine to me. Any more will put it into the more typical oversaturated category.

 

The green is particularly nice.

 

Would like a little more sharpness and focus on the bug's head where the action is, but otherwise there is great depth here and really good action captured.