"I landed on a human! Oh, the shame."

© Lori Ditlefsen

"I landed on a human! Oh, the shame."

Uploaded: June 10, 2004

Description

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.

Comments

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic June 10, 2004 0

Better than any exercise class, Lori! Amazing capture! #136632

Rob Friedman June 10, 2004 0

Excellent Lori! #586540

Casey A. Hanson June 10, 2004 0

Great shot Lori! #586569

Karen Bacon June 10, 2004 0

Fantastic macro Lori! #586579

Gary O`Dell June 10, 2004 0

Very nicely done Lori, I like the color reflections on the shell of the Bug..Gary O #586604

Peggy Wolff June 10, 2004 0

What a great shot to show why you should always have a camera close by! Great shot Lori! #586619

Kelly Abernathy level-classic June 10, 2004 0

LOL - Who knew that ladybugs could be so expressive? Wonderful shot Lori! -K #586631

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic June 10, 2004 0

Waaaaaay cool!!!! #586657

Donna J. Taff June 10, 2004 0

Great capture, Lori!!!! #586698

Deborah Sandidge June 10, 2004 0

Great shot, Lori - I like her iridescent shell! #586716

Stephen Zacker June 10, 2004 0

Incredible Super Macro image! #586766

Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004 0

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! #586858

Janet Detota June 10, 2004 0

Mind boggling! Excellent shot! And extra points for how you did it!! #586869

Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004 0

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 #586903

Mette Vendelboe Allison level-classic June 10, 2004 0

Great texture and detail, Lori!!! Great photo! #586910

Leanne M.E. Boyd June 10, 2004 0

The detail is outstanding, Lori! Excellent macro! #586922

Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004 0

Thanks Mette and Leanne! #586967

Brinn MacDougall June 10, 2004 0

Love this, Lori..hard work always pays off..well done! #587030

Kasia Elser June 10, 2004 0

Great detail! #587050

Barbara Bergeron June 10, 2004 0

Amazing story for a great capture. The detail and the colors are awesome. Cute title and glad you had your camera! #587055

Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004 0

Thank you very much Brinn, Kasia and Barbara! #587058

Lisa Clark June 10, 2004 0

Very impressive Lori. Well done as usual. #587133

Colette M. Metcalf June 10, 2004 0

Oh wow, this is fantastic!!! #587161

Darren K. Fisher June 10, 2004 0

This is fantastic, amazing detail, and cute title. #587203

Cathy T. Vettes June 10, 2004 0

Excellent Macro Lori !! Looks to me like he's bowing before you and is now ready to cater to your every whim !!! #587266

Leonard Pierce June 10, 2004 0

Excellent shot Lori!!! #587304

Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004 0

Thank you so much Lisa, Colette, Darren, Cathy (your idea is a more positive one than mine ;) and Len! #587306

Lori Ditlefsen June 10, 2004 0

Thank you so much Lisa, Colette, Darren, Cathy (your idea is a more positive one than mine ;) and Len! #587309

Joy Brown June 10, 2004 0

Absolutely awesome, Lori!!! #587323

Kathleen F. Greer June 10, 2004 0

Sure beautiful for a bug, he had great timing Lori!! #587348

Dan Holm June 10, 2004 0

Fantastic macro, Lori! Wonderful detail and color on the bug! #587367

Terry R. Hatfield June 10, 2004 0

Thats Lori Camera Ready At All Times!! It Sure Paid Off!LOL!! Great Looking June Bug!! #587453

Shirley L. Carpenter June 10, 2004 0

Excellent image Lori!!! #587478

Susan T. Evans level-classic June 11, 2004 0

Terrific Lori, your title is hilarious!!! #587546

Lori Ditlefsen June 11, 2004 0

Thank you so much Joy, Kathleen, Dan, Terry, Shirley and Susan! Had a lot of fun with Lady Bugs lately! #587554

Janet S Weaver June 11, 2004 0

Great capture Lori! Love the title! #587694

Lori Ditlefsen June 11, 2004 0

Thank you Janet! #587789

Heather L. Jacks June 11, 2004 0

So cool Lori...a wonderful capture. #588686

Tammy McAllister June 11, 2004 0

Wonderful detail Lori! #588741

Lori Ditlefsen June 11, 2004 0

Thank you so much Heather and Tammy! #588796

Diane Addonizio level-classic June 11, 2004 0

Very well done, Lori!! #588845

Lori Ditlefsen June 11, 2004 0

Thank you Diane! #588959

Laura Berman June 12, 2004 0

Great capture, Lori. And amazing presence of mind (& body) to get the photo without losing the ladybug ;-) #590515

Lori Ditlefsen June 12, 2004 0

Thank you Laura! #590525

Timothy L. Leggett June 13, 2004 0

Really great shot, Lori.

Tim #592179

Lori Ditlefsen June 14, 2004 0

Thanks Tim! #592331

Grayce Pedulla Dillon June 22, 2004 0

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!
:-) #609327

Grayce Pedulla Dillon June 22, 2004 0

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!
:-) #609328

Lori Ditlefsen June 22, 2004 0

Thank you Grayce! #609892

Marcie A. Fowler July 12, 2004 0

Fantastic capture Lori!! Wonderful title too!! Great detail!! #644020

Lori Ditlefsen July 12, 2004 0

Thanks Marcie! #644172

Jonna Bergström July 15, 2004 0

Great macro with amazing details! #648977

Wayne Nolting July 15, 2004 0

Hi Lori. The color and detail are great and the caption is so perfect. #649043

Lori Ditlefsen July 15, 2004 0

Thanks so much Jonna and Wayne! #649219

James R. Jackson July 22, 2004 0

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 #664438

Lori Ditlefsen July 22, 2004 0

Thanks so much James! #664447

Paula Showen July 24, 2004 0

What an amazing macro!!! EXCELLENT, Lori! #667665

Lori Ditlefsen July 24, 2004 0

Thanks Paula! #667728

Amanda Price August 23, 2004 0

I saw this the day that BP was down, so I was unable to comment. This is a fantastic photo! Great clarity and colour! #729956

Lori Ditlefsen August 23, 2004 0

Thank you so much Amanda! #729974

Elizabeth J. Bernier March 02, 2005 0

Oh wow the clarity is fabulous with this one Lori,kudos to you for the fast thinking and one handed shooting too!!! #1143598

Lori Ditlefsen March 02, 2005 0

Thanks so much Elizabeth! #1143619

Kara L. Hendricks April 07, 2005 0

WOW WOW WOW!!!!! #1236018

Lori Ditlefsen April 07, 2005 0

Thanks so much Kara! I love Macro! #1236049

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