No Time For A Snapshot, Sorry!

Who knew ladybirds could be so fast? I was lucky to get this shot. It was in an awful hurry, just running along the vine like it had an urgent date to keep, driving me a little frantic because I can't keep up with fast crawling bugs. 8P

I just noticed that it has zig-zag stripes rather than spots. XD

The vine she was on is the coral vine. I have a shot of the pretty pink flowers of this vine here: http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2012-04-29

PS. The answer to yesterday's puzzle is Friday. 8)

[Colleen]

They are quick, nice one!

[Connie]

So cute and such a gorgeous DOF! Happy Sat, Livia!

[Alison]

Beautiful shot! ~ fab DOF

[Charlene Barker]

Totally agree with Alison and Connie

[Allison Williams]

This is utterly charming. Love her variation of the design we are accustomed to.

[Dianne]

Lovely.. The vine flowers too.

[KWind]

I love how he's walking the line. Great colours.

[Sally Ings]

She is beautiful, thanks for persevering to get the shot! Love the soft blooms in the background. :-)

[Louhi]

Cute pattern. Never seen it before.

[Ella El Ami]

Pretty!

[Beau]

Great capture. Especially with it moving. Its clear, crisp, great color and dof. Like the stripes. I wonder if different patterns indicates a different variety of lady bug. I'm horrible with photos of moving things. Just got back from being knee deep in mud, lily pads, water and some sorta weedy flower that stuck its little flowers to my clothes trying to get a photo of a snowy egret flying. All blur and outta focus.

[Ann Stenson]

Magnificent capture Livia! Fav : )

[Roxy]

VERY nice! Beautiful detail down to being able to see through the edge of the shell, never know it was scooting along!

[Roxy]

@losthorizon You made me laugh, I could picture you out there and totally understand

[Carolyn White]

This is sooooo gorgeous! I love the lady bug and the flower! Fav! :0)

[Julie Ryan]

So pretty on the pink and green background. Nice zig-zag's too. Glad you mentioned that, I hadn't noticed. Great capture!!

[tony gig]

Fab and Fav. Livia

[Claire]

Fabulous shot and maybe she was late for a very important date:0)

[Danny G.]

Excellent capture, I really like this one

[Simon]

Great dof and lovely shot

[Monica]

Lovely ladybird!

[Sassik]

How lovely tones! Glad you still managed to snap a great photo of the busy bug :)

[Pyrrhula]

Very beautiful great capture And indeed , very rear the `` spots`` never seen / notice one of this

[Jennifer Ruge]

Gorgeous little ladybird!

[Arielle]

So cool

[Martin]

Very good shot of a ladybird

[Nat]

Exceptional...and a Fav Liv. I never knew they were lines rather than spots.

[davide]

beautiful ladybird; fantastic colors

[Alison]

So lovely!

[Shirley Chetwynd]

Gorgeous capture Livia and congrats on getting two pics in the top twenty.

[Vesna]

So cute!

[Queenie]

Fabulous focus, great shot!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[ClaireHiker]

Wonderful capture - love the strong lines combined with the soft shapes and colors.

[❀ Lynn]

Great capture. I love the size of the bud beside it....she's running to rescue the kids from the burning house!
Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly away home, Your house is on fire, and Your children Alone.

[Francois]

What a superb shot and under difficult conditions too. Some models are so hard to keep still ;-)

[Jill]

Great clarity and color!

[Aurora Linda]

Another superb shot - fav

[Cindy McFarland]

Livia this is incredible! I can't believe you got such a focused shot when it was traveling so quickly! I love the pink and red color combination! This will end up on the PP! Fav!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Omg! Love this! The pink tones are lovely. They do move fast! I am usually focusing manually so they kill me! Did you manually focus on this one? Auto focus is hard too...it keeps focusing on the wrong thing...anyway...fav!

[Maggiemae]

They should actually be called personbugs as it is too sexist calling them ladybugs! Lol, naturally! Interesting about the non spots!

[Kathy A]

Beautiful ladybird, great focus.

[Vicki Dixon]

they are so fast, but you did great stopping her action with this shot!

[Yvonne]

Wow, this is just amazing. Love the pink and the red, and the fact that they are not your typical "spots". Definite fav.

[Amanda Thepanda]

Oh - soooo cute!

[Livia]

@espyetta Autofocus all the way. Everything I've ever shot. XD

[Amy Spada]

Ha! Great design on this lady... and they do travel fast!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Zigzag ladybird!!! cool!!! just love the light and background colours!!! Terrific work Livia, Thanks for the congrats re top 20.

[Rachel Mackenzie]

Super cute! Love the softness of the pink against the red of the ladybug. Your captures are always amazing. :)

[Roslyn Brown]

awesome close up of a very cute ladybird

[Bobbyj]

almost looks like the flower is growing out of the ladybug!

[Megan Barrass (née Barr)]

Cute ladybug! Great shot!

[alia_801]

Lovely capture of the speedy little ladybird! I think you captured her at the perfect spot next to the pink bud. Maybe the zigzags are go-faster stripes?

[samantha]

Fab shot, and very unusual markings! =)

[Ellen Young]

Fav!!! This is the prettiest ladybug shot ever!!! Great focus and Colors Liv!! I cant say enough good things!! Make's me smile :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Very nicely captured, Livia.

[Louie]

Love it. I love the red of the ladybird against the pink bud. Great shot Livia.

[Danielle Greenwood]

Oh this is so sweet!

[Denise]

Spectacular vivid colors with great clarity. The tiny bud adds interest.

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the pretty colours of the bokeh. Nice shot!

[EvaHenriette]

Awesome shot. Love how you've captured right near a bud. Lovely work.

[Rob]

A super catch! Well done!

[Chris]

Wow. A great capture.

[Myrna O'Hara]

The zigzag is sort of like an easter egg decoration. What a fantastic find and captured so well. I love your pen art too from several days ago.

[Al Perry]

Very nice shot love the softness.

[Kelly]

Superb clarity and love the colours Livia!

[Lindy]

Fantastic Livia another winner. So much detail.

[Lisa Pouncy]

I love its shininess and zig zag 'spots' :o) xx

[trude]

seriously!!!! The best ladybird shot i've seen, this is so pretty Livia....fave!!

[cglist]

Awesome focus and detail!

[Cindy Rez]

I never saw one with the zig zag pattern before..thanks for sharing!

[Carole Imes]

Agreed, they are fast and haven't been able to capture one yet. This is amazing. Not one flaw....a perfect little bug and so pretty in pink ;-) FAV

[Joyce Wells]

Wow! Such gorgeous colors and details - a fav for me!

[Lianne G]

Wonderful capture! The tones in this are so so pretty!

[Not So Random Pics]

This is so lovely, beautiful details as always + soft, dreamy backdrop!

[Pam Hawkes]

Fabulous capture!

[Frida]

This is just stunning Livia, and hilarious at the same time, fave for me :)))

[Mel]

really beautiful plant and ladybug, they are very busy bugs, i have found this before too, and im sure there is a poem or a song about 'why' but i cant remember it at the moment :)

[Anna]

Beautiful background tones!:)

[Nikki]

Ohhh.... Sooooo pretty

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Gorgeous find, I've never seen one like this before!

[Livia]

A great, big, red and spotted and fast "THANK YOU!" to everyone who has taken the time to stop by! I'm grateful for your constant support. Thank you so much!

[Jolly]

Beautiful! And funny because it looks like it's carrying a pink lollipop :)

[Sean O'Neill]

Another lovely shot Livia.

[Stephanie Dc]

fantastic capture !

[Kd Wallis]

this is STUNNING! i cant believe how crisp your macro shots ALWAYS are!! gorgeous! fav!

[Chris Johnson]

Those zig-zag stripes are amazing!! AND awesome focus! Fav!

[Darlene]

What a great shot, Livia. I have not captured one as they are very quick around here if you can find them at all. Love the color and detail.

[paula goff]

what a cute little lady bug and fabulous shot Livia

[Leila]

Amazing shot. Fav

[Marie]

Wow ... this capture is oozing sweetness, from the colours to the ladybug.

[Taephy]

love all the pink around it!

[Lauren]

what a beautiful capture.

[Kitti Nelson]

Just a really lovely capture - the colours and dof are fabulous.

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

How gorgeous! Really beautiful capture.

[Wendy Bowden]

Amazing capture

[michelle mcintyre]

Wonderful capture - interesting the zigzag rather than spots..great focus for a bug on the move!!

[Anya]

Beautiful photo!

[Sharon]

That's beautiful. Fantastic capture.

[Pam]

Beautiful!! I have never seen that pattern on a lady bug. Love the colors!!

[Bankmann]

Very cool, Livia. Love how clear and focused this is.

[Erica Waterer]

Another beautiful shot