"Tento Mushi". Miyamoto Nobuo (1991), Shinjuku

Vasco Pires, on July 18, 2007, said:

This one is beautifull! I really like the red reflection detail on the other ladybug. And the framing is perfect. All your work is very refined. Amazing gallery. I wonder if I will ever have that 'touch' to shoot great photos!

Regards

Andrew Royle, on July 18, 2007, said:

Thanks Vasco for the compliment. I should give credit to the city of Tokyo for making these images so abundant. It's almost like as if when they design a building or a park or a bridge or playground they design it with us photographers in mind.

I think I will grow old before I run out of things to photograph in a place like that.

©Franco Truscello, on October 25, 2007, said:

This is another great shot Andrew. In my opinion, you could crop out the upperside of the frame, to improve the presence of the two ladybugs.

Ciao, Franco :)

Andrew Royle, on October 25, 2007, said:

Thanks for that Franco. I gave your suggestion a thought, but it is possible to reach a point in cropping where the subject you are photographing looses its contextual meaning. When you are doing something like photographing another persons artwork then you sometimes need to be careful that you are not just doing just that and nothing more. The photographer often needs to be aware that he/she should always try to strike a correct balance between highlighting the object in question and including parts of the pictorial environment in which that object resides. As you know, this can sometimes be a very fine line and I know from experience that I don't always get it right. But the really good thing about photography is that there is always a fresh opportunity tomorrow. Best regards, -AR.

©Franco Truscello, on October 25, 2007, said:

Ok Andrew, agree with you.

Ciao, Franco

jérôme bastianelli, on November 16, 2008, said:

C'est tout mignon...

Andrew Royle, on November 16, 2008, said:

Merci Jérôme. C'est un privilège de visiter Paris et Tokyo, n'est-ce pas?

Salutations de Melbourne.

jeremias ezequiel si…, on July 16, said:

bello

Andrew Royle, on July 16, said:

Gracias jeremias ezequiel silvestro, alegra que te guste.

MagentaHaze, on July 20, said:

Awww, I love ladtbugs, these are just too cute. My fiance and I hope to travel to Japan one day after we're married. It's a place we both want to visit.

Andrew Royle, on July 20, said:

Thank you MagentaHaze. I hope you get to see these just as they appear here. Visit the office tower district of Shinjuku and maybe you will find some other little surprises as well.

71u, on August 12, said:

:)

Guia arquitectura, on September 2, said:

Que cachondas!

Andrew Royle, on September 2, said:

Cute little enchiladas aren't they!

Malko, on September 3, said:

¡Anda! ¡Una mariquita albina!

lauraenbarcelona, on September 3, said:

No se si estoy empezando con las visiones, pero a las mariquitas han venido a visitarlas **unas ranas

Andrew Royle, on September 3, said:

No es obvio de la foto, pero ésta fue tomada en un día extremadamente frío, con manchas de nieve, tocando el suelo. Así que, posiblemente, los monos de bronce, pero lamentablemente no las ranas!

Mahdi Kalhor, on September 3, said:

Interesting shot.

Good work.

Kind regards to you,

Mahdi