Ladybug

I plan to spend some time working in GIMP today (stupid crappy looking blended photos), so I decided to upload a photo I took yesterday.

I've never done a ladybug shot, so I figured now(yesterday) was as good a time as any.

Editing consisted of a crop, black and white effect, and selective color in Picnik. I'm not sure I like the composition, I feel as if the ladybug should be more to the left, however when I tried that I felt as if the focus was the branch and not the bug. What do you think?

[Paula]

I really really like what you've done with the selective colour here, but I think I might have flipped the shot completely upside down. That's only because I prefer composing my subjects to the right though. so that one's all about personal preference. Have fun in GIMP! I've been playing in PS like crazy the past few days:)

[melissa]

@pwallis
What is colour???? Never heard of it. :P
Flipped it around, so the ladybug is right side up? I tried that, but then the branches looked really weird.
Fun+GIMP should NEVER go together in the same sentence. lol. Thanks!

[Jason Daniels]

@mej2011 - I agree Melissa, the branches do look funny the other way up. I like this little ladybird.

[Rosie Kind]

I think you have got this about right - nice to see the colour standing out from the black and white

[Jani M]

looks cool to me this way... I'd be tempted to crop this so that the ladybugger is right in the corner...

[melissa]

@janmaki
I tried that, but the focus of the photo looked off to me, then.

[melissa]

@rosiekind
Thanks!

[melissa]

@bobfoto
I wonder why they're called birds in other countries....Thanks!

[Jani M]

@mej2011 @bobfoto they are called "leppäkerttu" in Finnish. Direct translation : Alder-Gertrud :-)

[melissa]

@janmaki
Remind me never to learn to speak Finnish. That looks really complicated. lol

[kammy]

sweet!

[Jason Daniels]

@janmaki @mej2011 - perhaps people think they are too pretty to be bugs? And I like the Alder Gertrude :)

[Heather Pierson]

NICE SHOT!

[Peter de Graaff]

It looks to be hiding. That may be good.

[melissa]

@peterdegraaff
Why would it be good for the ladybug to be hiding?

[Peter de Graaff]

@mej2011 Birds or predators

[melissa]

@peterdegraaff
Makes sense, I thought you were going to say it was something in reference to weather or something.

[patricia janik]

wonderful close-up! love the contrast of the colors and black and white!

[Lorraine]

Good idea for a colour pop! : )

[melissa]

@lorraineb @patjanik
Thanks!

[kammy]

so lovely!

[melissa]

@kammy
Thanks Kammy!