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Meadow grasshopper
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Meadow grasshopper

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 12, 2012121 views8 comments
Found this guy in a sunlit meadow near my house. Not sure what kind of hopper he is but I thought he was quite a handsome fellow! :wink:

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/8 for 1/80 sec. ISO 400. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 12, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Great job getting low for this point of view, Carolyn. Grasshoppers have remarkable coloring and markings, as you captured here. The detail is superb, right down to the tiny hairs on the thorax. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 12, 2012 at 11:56 PM
Superb Carolyn! :jump: Nice POV and BG, wonderful light and incredible detail - both antennae and the belly-hairs in focus. WOW (and he's handsome too) :toast:
Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 13, 2012 at 2:20 AM
Excellent capture! Wonderful colours in the 'hopper and BG, and fine detail. The head is maybe a bit bright? (new monitor so I'm not sure)
Very well-done!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 13, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Great details & BG, nice diagonal perch & POV Carolyn
I can't think of better way to hop off into the week! :biggrin:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 13, 2012 at 11:28 AM
He is a fine looking fellow and I love the golden glow that just shouts "sunny meadow". Beautiful detail and an excellent diagonal perch. Very nice capture
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Tonia Graves on August 14, 2012 at 12:06 AM
Carolyn, nice lighting and detail on this little grasshopper. The solid green background really works well to make the subject stand out. Very nice work!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 14, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Hi Carolyn :wavey: You made him look so innocent on his perch :biggrin: i would not want these ferocious eaters in my garden!! great detail , BG, and color :cool: :smile:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Hali Sowle on August 15, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Great image Carolyn, love that low point of view and those superb details you captured in the legs and thorax. Great pose and bg too. I have to agree with Albert, as pretty as it is I wouldn't want this guy in my garden.
Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments