356: Fairy-O-Lights

Settings: f/1.8, 1/5, ISO 800, 50mm Pentacon M42, 17mm extension.

099: Three Ladybirds

Ladybirds, ladybugs.
They seem to be everywhere right now, but I can't help but keep taking photos of them. It's only a pity I've barely found other than the common seven-spot variety so far. I will keep a lookout for more in the coming weeks.

Settings: /6.3, 1/25, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 48mm extension, tripod.

086: Ladybird, Spruce & Ant

I came across no less than five seven-spot ladybirds having some quiet time on a dwarf spruce.
I decided to take a shot of one in a more secluded position halfway up, through the branches which provide a blurry green vignette around the main subject.
The ant appeared from nowhere, its appearance is a happy bonus.
Rather than the bugs, the most detail here seems to be on the needles (although I don't mind it like this.) Probably just a very slight back focus, or that I wasn't paying enough attention to where the center AF point was.

Settings: f/8, 1/400, ISO 200, Tamron 70-300 tele-macro. Cropped slightly closer for compositional effect.