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Katydid and Prey w/Re-post

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 26, 2010448 views15 comments

A very cooperative little fellow on a garden Calla this morning - I snuck a green poster-board behind him and got a couple quick shots before he took off ..

D300s
105mm macro
1/2.5 sec, f/22
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +1
ISO: 200
AF mode: MANUAL
White balance: AUTO
Flash: none
Remote + mirror lock-up

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 26, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Sandy, Katydids are normally pretty active (at least their antennae) so you really did will with this long exposure! (by the way, this is a female) Excellent job getting it all in focus, including the flower. The plain background sets it off well, but I am not quite sure of the color of the green behind such a yellow-green plant.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 26, 2010 at 10:23 PM

Thanks for the ID, Wayne - not a grasshopper!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Sally King on September 26, 2010 at 10:28 PM

I love the way she posed inside that flower for you. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Robert Ganz on September 27, 2010 at 8:12 AM

Lovely comp. I like the BG you have, but wonder if a different shade would give more 3D pop?
Great job getting everything so sharp!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 339 Posts, 759 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 27, 2010 at 8:20 AM

I think it's a great POV with nice DOF and well composed Sally. Hard to make a katydid look this appealing, but you pulled it off nicely..I've used the poster board before. For this shot I might have tried using a light sky blue color, but a matter of taste.. You could shoot a bit faster/sharper?
Well done

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 27, 2010 at 10:06 AM

Tried the light blue, and several other colors, but I really did not like them.
How about THIS?
Sandy

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 27, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Nice capture and composition.

D&L

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 28, 2010 at 12:17 AM

Sandy:
Co-operative subject, nice perch and clean bg - all ingredients of a great image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on September 28, 2010 at 6:50 AM

Hey Sandy, very cool comp, good details and BG.

To all our macro contribitors, our image comments have been up lately, and I would like to thank all those who have been taking the time to comment on images. Thanks and keep em coming

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on October 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM

Nice find and capture, Sandy. Your first choice of BG color is fine by me. Only nit, minor one at that, is that the brighter whites in the lily are a little hot.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 5, 2010 at 4:44 PM

Congrats on the EP.

D&L

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 5, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Sandy:
Congrats on the EP! One each week

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 6, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Congrats Sandy!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 6, 2010 at 9:12 PM

Congratulations on the EP Sandy! I definately like the lighter background version but that is a matter of personnal taste. It is more high key and appealing to me.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 7, 2010 at 2:40 AM

Keep rakin' 'em in-- you GO! girl!

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