Hi all, hadn't posted any shots here for a while. Here some macros from a couple days ago:
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#1.

Camera: PENTAX *ist D
Lens: SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 macro lens
Other equipment: Velbon CX-540 tripod
Shutter-speed: 1/400 second
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 800
Focus mode: Manual

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#2.

Camera: PENTAX *ist D
Lens: SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 macro lens
Other equipment: Velbon CX-540 tripod
Shutter-speed: 1/400 second
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 800
Focus mode: Manual

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#3.

Camera: PENTAX *ist D
Lens: SMC PENTAX-F 100mm F2.8 macro lens
Other equipment: Velbon CX-540 tripod
Shutter-speed: 1/400 second
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 800
Focus mode: Manual
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Thank you for looking.

[timbo13]

nicely done. Sunlight?

Thanks for the comment. Sunlight is correct, these were shot outdoors under natural conditions. No flash.

[Cosmo]

Lady bird, not lady bug!!

Too noisy, even for these small images, lower iso and shoot a tad slower.

[daacon]

Nice use of the 100 macro - Like #1 the best.

[roentarre]

Good macros in deed. A little oversharpened?

Thanks for the comments.

I know these as "lady bugs", but others know them as "lady birds" "lady beetles", etc..

Roentarre: Possible. I also had the sharpness setting on my *ist D set to high. Set to standard or low images come out quite soft.