No Time For A Snapshot, Sorry! by myautofocuslife

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)

They are quick, nice one!
September 29th, 2012  
So cute and such a gorgeous DOF! Happy Sat, Livia!
September 29th, 2012  
Beautiful shot! ~ fab DOF
September 29th, 2012  
Totally agree with Alison and Connie
September 29th, 2012  
This is utterly charming. Love her variation of the design we are accustomed to.
September 29th, 2012  
Lovely.. The vine flowers too.
September 29th, 2012  
I love how he's walking the line. Great colours.
September 29th, 2012  
She is beautiful, thanks for persevering to get the shot! Love the soft blooms in the background. :-)
September 29th, 2012  
Cute pattern. Never seen it before.
September 29th, 2012  
Pretty!
September 29th, 2012  
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.
September 29th, 2012  
Magnificent capture Livia! Fav : )
September 29th, 2012  
VERY nice! Beautiful detail down to being able to see through the edge of the shell, never know it was scooting along!
September 29th, 2012  
@losthorizon You made me laugh, I could picture you out there and totally understand
September 29th, 2012  
This is sooooo gorgeous! I love the lady bug and the flower! Fav! :0)
September 29th, 2012  
So pretty on the pink and green background. Nice zig-zag's too. Glad you mentioned that, I hadn't noticed. Great capture!!
September 29th, 2012  
Fab and Fav. Livia
September 29th, 2012  
Fabulous shot and maybe she was late for a very important date:0)
September 29th, 2012  
Excellent capture, I really like this one
September 29th, 2012  
Great dof and lovely shot
September 29th, 2012  
Lovely ladybird!
September 29th, 2012  
How lovely tones! Glad you still managed to snap a great photo of the busy bug :)
September 29th, 2012  
Very beautiful great capture And indeed , very rear the `` spots`` never seen / notice one of this
September 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous little ladybird!
September 29th, 2012  
So cool
September 29th, 2012  
Very good shot of a ladybird
September 29th, 2012  
Nat
Exceptional...and a Fav Liv. I never knew they were lines rather than spots.
September 29th, 2012  
beautiful ladybird; fantastic colors
September 29th, 2012  
So lovely!
September 29th, 2012  
Gorgeous capture Livia and congrats on getting two pics in the top twenty.
September 29th, 2012  
So cute!
September 29th, 2012  
Fabulous focus, great shot!
September 30th, 2012  
Beautiful
September 30th, 2012  
Wonderful capture - love the strong lines combined with the soft shapes and colors.
September 30th, 2012  
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.
September 30th, 2012  
What a superb shot and under difficult conditions too. Some models are so hard to keep still ;-)
September 30th, 2012  
Great clarity and color!
September 30th, 2012  
Another superb shot - fav
September 30th, 2012  
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!
September 30th, 2012  
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!
September 30th, 2012  
They should actually be called personbugs as it is too sexist calling them ladybugs! Lol, naturally! Interesting about the non spots!
September 30th, 2012  
Beautiful ladybird, great focus.
September 30th, 2012  
they are so fast, but you did great stopping her action with this shot!
September 30th, 2012  
Wow, this is just amazing. Love the pink and the red, and the fact that they are not your typical "spots". Definite fav.
September 30th, 2012  
Oh - soooo cute!
September 30th, 2012  
@espyetta Autofocus all the way. Everything I've ever shot. XD
September 30th, 2012  
Ha! Great design on this lady... and they do travel fast!
September 30th, 2012  
Zigzag ladybird!!! cool!!! just love the light and background colours!!! Terrific work Livia, Thanks for the congrats re top 20.
September 30th, 2012  
Super cute! Love the softness of the pink against the red of the ladybug. Your captures are always amazing. :)
September 30th, 2012  
awesome close up of a very cute ladybird
September 30th, 2012  
almost looks like the flower is growing out of the ladybug!
September 30th, 2012  
Cute ladybug! Great shot!
September 30th, 2012  
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?
September 30th, 2012  
Fab shot, and very unusual markings! =)
September 30th, 2012  
Fav!!! This is the prettiest ladybug shot ever!!! Great focus and Colors Liv!! I cant say enough good things!! Make's me smile :)
September 30th, 2012  
Very nicely captured, Livia.
September 30th, 2012  
Love it. I love the red of the ladybird against the pink bud. Great shot Livia.
September 30th, 2012  
Oh this is so sweet!
September 30th, 2012  
Spectacular vivid colors with great clarity. The tiny bud adds interest.
September 30th, 2012  
Love the pretty colours of the bokeh. Nice shot!
September 30th, 2012  
Awesome shot. Love how you've captured right near a bud. Lovely work.
September 30th, 2012  
Rob
A super catch! Well done!
September 30th, 2012  
Wow. A great capture.
September 30th, 2012  
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.
September 30th, 2012  
Very nice shot love the softness.
September 30th, 2012  
Superb clarity and love the colours Livia!
September 30th, 2012  
Fantastic Livia another winner. So much detail.
September 30th, 2012  
I love its shininess and zig zag 'spots' :o) xx
September 30th, 2012  
seriously!!!! The best ladybird shot i've seen, this is so pretty Livia....fave!!
September 30th, 2012  
Awesome focus and detail!
September 30th, 2012  
I never saw one with the zig zag pattern before..thanks for sharing!
September 30th, 2012  
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
September 30th, 2012  
Wow! Such gorgeous colors and details - a fav for me!
September 30th, 2012  
Wonderful capture! The tones in this are so so pretty!
September 30th, 2012  
This is so lovely, beautiful details as always + soft, dreamy backdrop!
September 30th, 2012  
Fabulous capture!
October 1st, 2012  
This is just stunning Livia, and hilarious at the same time, fave for me :)))
October 1st, 2012  
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 :)
October 1st, 2012  
Beautiful background tones!:)
October 1st, 2012  
Ohhh.... Sooooo pretty
October 1st, 2012  
Gorgeous find, I've never seen one like this before!
October 1st, 2012  
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!
October 1st, 2012  
Beautiful! And funny because it looks like it's carrying a pink lollipop :)
October 1st, 2012  
Another lovely shot Livia.
October 1st, 2012  
fantastic capture !
October 1st, 2012  
this is STUNNING! i cant believe how crisp your macro shots ALWAYS are!! gorgeous! fav!
October 1st, 2012  
Those zig-zag stripes are amazing!! AND awesome focus! Fav!
October 1st, 2012  
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.
October 1st, 2012  
what a cute little lady bug and fabulous shot Livia
October 2nd, 2012  
Amazing shot. Fav
October 2nd, 2012  
Wow ... this capture is oozing sweetness, from the colours to the ladybug.
October 2nd, 2012  
love all the pink around it!
October 2nd, 2012  
what a beautiful capture.
October 3rd, 2012  
Just a really lovely capture - the colours and dof are fabulous.
October 3rd, 2012  
How gorgeous! Really beautiful capture.
October 3rd, 2012  
Amazing capture
October 4th, 2012  
Wonderful capture - interesting the zigzag rather than spots..great focus for a bug on the move!!
October 4th, 2012  
Beautiful photo!
October 4th, 2012  
That's beautiful. Fantastic capture.
October 5th, 2012  
Pam
Beautiful!! I have never seen that pattern on a lady bug. Love the colors!!
October 5th, 2012  
Very cool, Livia. Love how clear and focused this is.
October 8th, 2012  
Another beautiful shot
October 14th, 2012  
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