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Katydid nymph on daylily
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Katydid nymph on daylily

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 6, 201176 views8 comments
Our wild daylilies are blooming out back and there are always several of these katydid nymphs hanging out on them. This guy was quite cooperative so I was able to take many photos. I used a Wimberley Plamp to hold the lily still.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/11 for 1/2 sec. ISO 400.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM
I really like the composition of this. The color of the Daylily offsets the Nymph beautifully and the detail is splendid. Nicely done.

- Morgan
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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on July 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM
I like very much this artistic, unusual composition- Detail, colors and DOF are excellent on this one- My congrats, Fabio
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 7, 2011 at 6:57 PM
I like the green katydid/green BG combo and daylilies bright orange color Carolyn.
Great details and ya got 99.9% of those antennae in too :wink:
Well done :toast:
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 7, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Caroline:
Nice color contrast between the katydid and the lily. :toast: Good choice of DOF too.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 8, 2011 at 9:29 AM
The details in the nymph are great. I also like that the entire image including the background is green and orange.
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Comment posted by May Haga on July 8, 2011 at 5:12 PM
What great contrasting colors. The katydid's brilliant green against the orange flower. Excellent capture.
May
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on July 8, 2011 at 6:47 PM
What great contrast of color with the critter against the flower. Nice details.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 8, 2011 at 8:57 PM
I love these bugs. At the right angle they look like a little horse. You got a great angle and dof.
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