Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by K-Rob:
I love it. That swirling line matches the whimsical nature of the lady bug perfectly.

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by sherpet:
This is one of those once in a lifetime shots. Well done.....

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by Studio18:
Excellent title. Fantastic mood and colors. Great capture. Perfect timing!

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by rinscewind:
The title makes the picture for me ... :-p

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by jmsetzler:
beautiful macro and excellent use of shallow depth of field... 10

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by ShutterPug:
like th curves and spirals...cute bug but light on back is a bit strong. Nice details in the leaf. Good composition

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
nice idea, Excellent comp, light ok, color very good, good macro, b&w ok, good movement, overall a good pix

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by rwouthuis:
Wendy, This is one of my favourites of yours. Pleasantly coloured bokeh, some nice textures and the vine is nice to follow. This shot is ver nicely composed with perfect placement of the leaf, the ladbug and the line of the vine. Good luck with this!

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by Zoomdak:
Nice macro shoot. Like how tight the focus is - that the edge of the leaf is out of focus. I think the center enhances this image. On a more symbolical level, this image could be compared to life - we all begin at the leaf. Innocence, childhood, happiness (well, hopefully), but then we set out on the journey of life. And the journey of life is like this image, we usually don't know where it's going, because it circles round and goes up and down, but somepoint in our lives we must choose either to believe in Jesus Christ, or not. The road down to hell is smooth and straight, without many twists, and easy to walk down. But the road to heaven is right, but hard to follow because it is against our human nature. It leads up into the light, and into eternal life. And we can see this lady bug as ourselves, making this journey. That's what I get out of it, so thanks for sharing =), and God bless your final outcome.

Long and Winding Road
by shudderbug

Comment by whiteroom:
cute!