A Long Way by Marta Diaz

Wednesday, 23rd September 2009

A Long Way

by Marta Diaz

A lady bird walking on palm leaf, slowly and carefully. This insect is common in the Argentine pampas.

Equipment: Canon 350D – Lens Canon 24-35 and 75-300

Marta Diaz

I’m an amateur photographer living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The joys for me (outside my librarian profession) is travelling and capturing moments of life. I like landscape, portraiture, nature. Also I prefer shots which contain people.

20 Comments

Catrin Hinrichs Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:42 am
Close to the goal with lady-bird Luck. For me it seems like a painting. Interesting colour combination.
Anurag Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:53 am
A great study in diagonals and color. A bit loud on saturation and contrast. Overall a nice effect.
Photos by Nik Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
Good shot congrats
Su Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Like it……….:)
Mara Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:01 am
Beautiful!
At a first glimpse it looked like a landscape with fields.
Malta Photography Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:20 am
Good composition indeed and the red ladybird makes a whole great effect.
Pauline Jones Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 am
ladybirds must be common the world over; I see plenty in my Irish garden.
Patti-Ann Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 am
Not natural enough, but a beautiful subject.
wanda krack Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 am
Great color contrasts!
Ellen Empson Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Agreed with Mara, like fields with the ladybug being the combine or tractor…composition is perfect. Good visual impact, gets and hold your attention.
Jasja van Leeuwen Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Nice false perspective!
planet lover Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Very, very nice photo. I like the straight lines and shades of green of the palm leaf and, of course, the lady bug. I see lots of them in Maryland, both red and yellow.
Renee Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:16 pm
neat shot! well done!
Ariel Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
So cool!
Dianne Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Wow! This is so great! Thank you for sharing.
Love it!
Ricardo Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Excellent shot.., wonderful composition of colors and shapes, congratulations!
mike Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Very nice. We have those here in New York also in the summer.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Looks like this Lady’s staying on the ’straight & narrow’!
Laurie Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 5:31 am
I wonder what the ladybug did when she reached the cross leaf. Did she stay on the “straight & narrow” or get side-tracked?

I think there’s a lesson for us humans: Do we allow obstacles to get us off-track or stay focused on the ultimate, eternal goal?
Grete Says:
September 27th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Thank you very much for your commentaries. They encourage me to continue forward!!!