Thirsty by myautofocuslife

Thirsty

I used to drink so much coffee, I would joke that my blood type was C, for caffeine. But, as I get older, I get heartburn easily. Even though I crave it all the time, I have just one cup of coffee every other day. (I'm so disciplined about this, I'm disgusted with myself!) I feel like a vampire who's been forced to ration his blood drinking habit. 8P

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Beautiful
October 27th, 2012  
Wow - amazing!!!
October 27th, 2012  
Incredible shot. Wow, you really are quite disciplined!
October 27th, 2012  
What a great shot!
There is no way I could limit myself to one cup of coffee. I'd never get out of bed!
October 27th, 2012  
Incredible shot. You have a talent for turning icky things into beautiful creatures in your photos!
October 27th, 2012  
Wonderful - love the scene you captured and the composition. Sorry about the coffee situation - that must be hard.
October 27th, 2012  
Fantastic capture. I admire your discipline with regards the coffee. I love the taste but also suffer if I have too much! :-)
October 27th, 2012  
What a great shot!
October 27th, 2012  
Sleek and beautiful ....fantastic pov and dof! Love the green and the clarity of the "little guy!"
October 27th, 2012  
You are becoming quite skilled at photographing little bugs. They are so sharp and perfectly composed.
October 27th, 2012  
Glad you do - I'm going to fill them with bug shots and spider shots and all the other usual, boring, nonsense I come up with -
October 27th, 2012  
Wonderful capture and thanks for the lovely wishes
October 27th, 2012  
Another beautiful Macro Livia. I drink from about 10 mugs a day, I love it.
October 27th, 2012  
A lovely shot.
October 27th, 2012  
Love the shot. Incredible detail and focus. I didn't want to read the commentary though - I get a lot of heart burn but I'm sure I couldn't live without coffee!
October 27th, 2012  
Beautiful macro. Feels like I'm right there with him.
October 27th, 2012  
Another fantastic macro. Love the way you caught him drinking!
October 27th, 2012  
This little ant looks like a friend! Cute face and twinkling eyes! Your photos are tremendous!
October 27th, 2012  
incredible image faved! I'm not allowed to drink alcohol, not even a wine out to dinner with friends, I miss that too
October 27th, 2012  
I love the picture but my Dad died of esophageal cancer caused by years of hearburn so take it seriously
October 27th, 2012  
Nice shot.
October 27th, 2012  
He is such a cute little guy - I had to fav him! What a fantastic photo!
October 27th, 2012  
Another marvellous close-up - great detail and fabulous colour!
October 27th, 2012  
Gorgeous detailed shot! I hear you about the heart burn. It has just started happening to me, I have never had it in my life, and the last week or so I have had it quite a bit. Getting old sucks I guess, I love coffee too.
October 27th, 2012  
Really incredible.. Favd
October 27th, 2012  
Decaff no good? It took my husband ages to convert from regular to decaff, headaches, shakes the works but he did it eventually. I think the ant is drinking nectar - which for me is wine.......................................
October 27th, 2012  
This is an awesome photo! I, too, have blood type C but I have no desire to change! :)
October 27th, 2012  
You should give him some coffee too. Who knows, he might appreciate it.
October 27th, 2012  
Another great macro! Wonderful capture!
October 27th, 2012  
Awesome shot, awesome focus. I don't drink coffee at all and feel so much better for it.
October 27th, 2012  
Great shot
October 27th, 2012  
Brilliant shot of the creepies at work!!
October 27th, 2012  
fantastic close up... great focus and colours
October 27th, 2012  
Cool shot Livia.
October 27th, 2012  
That is a lovely shot. The light is wonderful and the detail great.
October 28th, 2012  
another amazing macro. I'm jealous
October 28th, 2012  
this guy looks transparent! what a shot!
October 28th, 2012  
Aww. He's a candidate for a ball joint doll...just make the eyes a little bigger. Great shot.
October 28th, 2012  
Awesome macro!!!!
October 28th, 2012  
Fantastic close-up with amazing detail.
October 28th, 2012  
Amazing. looks like a big green spoon for this little fellow!
October 28th, 2012  
Ian
Magnificent. Amazing detail!
October 28th, 2012  
Amazing capture of this fascinating creature. Have you tried switching to tea?
October 28th, 2012  
I wish I had the same discipline with Diet Coke!!
October 28th, 2012  
Just incredible Livia
October 28th, 2012  
@wendyhgill I drink green tea on those days when I don't drink coffee. 8)
October 28th, 2012  
I admire that disapline..I do whattever i want whenever i want and i pay for it!! lol!! This is perfection once again! :)
October 28th, 2012  
Amazing! I stop myself at one cup a day! I get so wired off just one people probably think I'm on something! :)
October 28th, 2012  
Stunning capture! Love all the little details like the eyes and the reflection in them! I am totally with you on the caffeine hit! I must drink about 5 cups of tea a day and try to limit myself to one coffee. I start twitching otherwise LOL.
October 28th, 2012  
Wow! Such an amazingly clear capture. Fav xx
October 28th, 2012  
Great shot. Lovely colours.
October 28th, 2012  
This is stunning! You should be working in nature/bug photography, or maybe you already do, cos you are seriously good!
October 28th, 2012  
A great macro shot, as ever, Livia. I too used to drink a lot of coffee, still do but not as much.
October 28th, 2012  
such a skinny ant!
October 28th, 2012  
Great shot of the little guy! Most days I get one can of coke for my caffeine ration.You can tell yesterday was bad - two cans and a bottle of it and I was still falling asleep by evening!
October 28th, 2012  
Wow....thats incredible. You never cease to amaze. This is stunning. Detail, color and pov are all great. As for coffee....I know exactly how you feel. Being that I'm usually awake for over 24 to 48 hours straight every week, sometimes more then once, I drink a lot of coffee to keep me awake. Got a stomach virus a few weeks ago, and my stomach hasn't been the same since. I have one cup and I feel like I'm gonna throw up. Its killing me. I'm like an addict thats gone cold turkey.
October 28th, 2012  
The face looks like that of a bird. What a fabulous shot! I gotta have my 2 cups of black coffee every morning. Accidentally bought decaf by mistake and yesterday wondered what was wrong....I was like a grouchy zombie then realized what happened. Fortunately I had just purchased some regular coffee on sale and quickly brewed a pot.
October 28th, 2012  
Lovely shot
October 28th, 2012  
WOW, WOW, WOW, Livia... you absolutely rock these macro shots! Fav.
October 28th, 2012  
Instant FAV - an amazing capture. Love it. As far as coffee, goes, I limit myself to two cups in the morning - I adore my morning coffee, grind the beans fresh each morning and savor each drop!
October 28th, 2012  
Wow...this shot is really amazing. You have opened up a very interesting world with these macros. The body language is great.
October 28th, 2012  
Very cool ant! Perfect focus in this macro as well. I'm down to one cup of coffee a day.
October 28th, 2012  
He is cute. You captured him so well.
October 28th, 2012  
Oh! I love this ant! Great composition!
October 28th, 2012  
Sorry to hear about coffee having to be cut back so much!! but I understand! love the little ant!! wonderful capture!!
October 28th, 2012  
My giddy aunt that is good - great colours too!
October 28th, 2012  
Amazing capture. Fav I don't have that kind of dicipline you do. I can't leave the coffee alone.
October 28th, 2012  
Another fabulous macro! He's a real cutie :)
October 28th, 2012  
Amazing macro!
October 28th, 2012  
So much character in this shot... It reminds me of an animation.
October 28th, 2012  
I love this, Livia - perfect composition and detail! A fav for me!
October 29th, 2012  
You're the best bug photographer, and I enjoyed reading the coffee confessions of everyone.
October 29th, 2012  
Lin
It's amazing how when we stop and look at bugs, it's much easier to relate to them, and harder to dislike them. I find myself anthropomorphising them. This one, (apart from ant biology meaning it is stating the obvious) just has to be a female....
October 29th, 2012  
A great, big, carefully poised, thirst-quenching "THANK YOU!" to everyone for stopping by! It's a red weaver ant. I like how they look, so I can't resist shooting them when I get the chance. Love their long legs. I do wish I could drink more coffee! Thank you so much for your support and encouragement for my project. I'm grateful.

October 29th, 2012  
Great shot, very sharp and detailed =) I drink coffee all day every day!
October 29th, 2012  
Wonderfully clear and beautiful capture. I can almost hear the big "aahhhh" as it quenches its thirst!
October 29th, 2012  
Great! Fav!
October 29th, 2012  
Seriously, I reckon you take amongst the best macros I've seen. Always so clear and just wonderful! This, is NO exception. Ps... on the coffee front... I'd die without my coffee!! I deal with the heartburn etc with meds lol.... I heart my coffee hard!
October 30th, 2012  
Brilliant dof, sweet capture. Fav
November 2nd, 2012  
You need to sell this print. Really wonderful all the way around. Fav
November 4th, 2012  
Wow, brilliant shot! It looks very determined, doesn't it? ;-p
November 4th, 2012  
Mel
Wow this is very cool!! I seem to have missed a whole week of your shots too! lucky you have notifications turned off :)
November 4th, 2012  
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