Loner's Photoblog
Tree frog and "Hippodamia tredecimpunctata"
Posted by Loner (Wörgl, Austria) on 21 June 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Laubfrosch und 13 - Punkt-Marienkäfer
Nice to meet everybody here in aminus3 and thank you for your comments all along. Good luck!
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
Fantastic shot --- spot on focusing & the colours are so vibrant
21 Jun 2009 5:23am
MMC Photos from THE COLONY, United States
Wow, great photo, I'm surprised he didn't eat the ladybug!
21 Jun 2009 5:28am
@MMC Photos: Thank you ! I dont know, will the frog eat the ladybug or is he afraid about stomachache ! Cheers Sonja
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
These two couldn't be coloured so differently, lovely shot with delightful textures
21 Jun 2009 9:47am
Eric Rousset from Grasse, France
So much details n sharpness, nice idea of compo ;-))
21 Jun 2009 10:00am
@Eric Rousset: Hi, Eric ! Thank you for the nice comment ! It was not my idea for this composition, it was reality ! Cheers Sonja
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Two!? I am always amazed by your captures, keep on!
21 Jun 2009 10:31am
Jannet from Sommelsdijk, Netherlands
Great photo! Maybe they're friends, who knows?
21 Jun 2009 11:01am
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
A great capture Sonja. It always amazes me how the tree frog can change it's colour so well.
21 Jun 2009 12:40pm
@Lee: Thank you, Lee !
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
Friends or foes? Did the frog eventually eat the ladybug? Great capture!!
21 Jun 2009 12:58pm
@Lesley: Thank you ! The ladybug flies away and I think, the frog was sad !
Lalena from Barcelona, Spain
Nice shot. Do you know what will be pass the next five seconds? :-)
21 Jun 2009 2:31pm
@Lalena: Thank you for the compliment. I have say it to Lesley, the frog was sad, because he get no dinner !
Esther K ~ from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia
Fantastic capture, Sonja, having these two on the same leave at the same time. I love the colours and textures!
21 Jun 2009 3:57pm
@Esther K ~: Thank you, Esther !
Marion from Cincinnati, United States
another tack-sharp shot. Awesome!!! The green of the frog is amazing.
21 Jun 2009 4:37pm
hossckar from Es Castell, Menorca, Spain
I love a good composition with good colors and textures, congratulations. greetings
21 Jun 2009 5:00pm
@hossckar: Thank you !
Mijo from Rognonas, France
The meeting of two worlds. Excellent ! and beautiful look !
21 Jun 2009 6:30pm
Joan de Novo from Menorca, Spain
Fantastic colour combination!! fantastic nature!
21 Jun 2009 6:49pm
Jen from St. George, United States
Oh, yea! Another frog! I really like this shot of two unlikely friends! :)
21 Jun 2009 7:40pm
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
They are beautiful creatures. I hope they both lived to see another day. ;-) Great shot.
21 Jun 2009 9:20pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
It's almost a certainty that Hippodamia tredecimpunctata will soon be digested.
21 Jun 2009 9:38pm
@Earnest: Hi, Earnest ! The little lady bug flies away !
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
a beautiful macro, I feared for the ladybug !!!!!
superb shot, loner!
friendships!
21 Jun 2009 9:45pm
J. Gerberding from China
beautiful image! i LOVE the red against the green - lovely! you know, a famous painter once said one should always add a dab of red to their paintings. well done.
22 Jun 2009 3:54am
Laurent from Lyon, France
what a beautiful macro. Lovely composed and I enjoy very much the colors
22 Jun 2009 4:18am
Catherine Biagini from ARLES, France
pauvre coccinelle, j'espère qu'elle s'en est sortie vivante ! jolie macro en tout cas ! sur le vif !
22 Jun 2009 7:24am
@frederique: Thank you ! He didn´t eat the cox - the cox flies away !
Christel from Köln, Germany
Guten Morgen Loner,
eine sehr schöne klare und natürliche Aufnahme. Die Farben wirken sehr naturgetreu. Ob der Frosch den Marienkäfer wohl gefressen hat?? Leben und überleben!!!!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu dieser schönen Aufnahme. Ich wünsche Ihnen einen sonnigen Montag und viel Glück auf Ihren täglichen Wegen. Liebe Grüße Christel
22 Jun 2009 8:29am
@Christel: Hallo, Christel ! Danke für diesen lobenden und herzlichen Kommentar. Sonnig war der Montag nicht, aber fein, weil ich, wie jeden Montag meine Seniorentanzgruppe geleitet habe. Übrigens, der Marienkäfer ist fortgeflogen ! Liebe Grüße Sonja
Suzanne Labbé from Granby, Canada
Ohlala, this is so nice. A great picture. I like also the colours of the leave. Bravo.
22 Jun 2009 11:08am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
O o ... I hope he's not gonna eat that ladybird! Ah, o.k. .... I read it flew away ... lucky guy! Beautiful capture Loner and what a fantastic colored frog!
22 Jun 2009 11:44am
romine from Bucharest, Romania
oh such a complex composition. love the patterns of the leaf. well done
22 Jun 2009 11:55am
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
Was für eine tolle Nahaufnahme, schöne Farben und Details.... und ein sehr interessantes Motiv!
22 Jun 2009 12:57pm
@Nina: Danke !
@Yvonne Simons: Hallo, Yvonne ! Diese beiden hat mein Mann zuerst gesehen. Ich habe gleich fotografiert und bis mein Mann drangekommen ist, war der Marienkäfer weg ! Glück für mich !
LM from Aix en Provence, France
A new comment to this long list just to say whaouuuu , Splendid shot. The colors are splendid and make this composition fantastic.
22 Jun 2009 1:31pm
marc from Granby, Canada
well captured and a nice composition crisp clear. well done....
22 Jun 2009 1:50pm
Luca Bobbiesi from Milano, Italy
a frog and a lady bug in a sigle shot! simply stunning!
22 Jun 2009 2:54pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Brilliant shot, well spotted and taken. The composition, textures and colours are fantastic.
22 Jun 2009 6:57pm
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
excelente composición y colorido, viva la naturaleza!!!
22 Jun 2009 8:26pm
Stefan from Thiersee, Austria
Da wird der Manfred langsam neidig werden, toller Schuss!
22 Jun 2009 10:11pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Ganz toller Fund, und wie immer sehr sauber fotografiert!
22 Jun 2009 10:30pm
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Herzlichen Dank, Wolfgang, für dieses feine Lob !
Eric Rousset from Grasse, France
Very nice duo on the leaf, like the texture n colors
27 Jun 2009 6:30pm
Barbara from Florida, United States
I admire your photography style and subjects.
This is a fanatastic capture. Well spotted.
29 Jun 2009 6:17pm
Chris from Switzerland
trop chou!
magnifique travail, j'aime toutes vos photos, it is so dififcult to capture wild nature as you are doing so well!
7 Nov 2009 7:54pm
Jerry - a moment in time [...] from Chicago, United States
Great shot. Did he eat her?
2 Dec 2009 4:31am
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