It's Hard to be Green

Gallery: AvianPosted September 3, 2012303 views9 comments

And this is WHY the stilt in my previous post hopped out of the water!
The light had quickly changed from cloudy to bright, sadly.

Note to caterpillars: If you are bright green, do not crawl on light gray gravel.

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 13.3m
1/1250 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on September 3, 2012 at 5:36 PM

Too late for this caterpillar! I had missed your previous post, but went back to check it out - Brilliant

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 3, 2012 at 6:48 PM

Great shot, Sandy.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 3, 2012 at 8:57 PM

I like the minimalist approach, makes the green caterpillar become the focal point. The light is a bit harsh, robbing some detail in the black feathers, at least as I'm seeing it on this monitor.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Karon Welter on September 3, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Like this shot! With the gray background and the black and white of the bird, the green really stands out! I laughed when I saw this one. Good capture!

Registered on November 10, 2008, 67 Posts, 543 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 4, 2012 at 6:57 AM

Great sequel to your previous post Sandy. I like your dry humor as well

Good work even with the harder light, well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on September 4, 2012 at 10:14 AM

Nice one Sandy, I like the "tall" composition, does a really nice job highlighting those legs.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 4, 2012 at 6:38 PM

Very delicate.............nice job! First look I wondered if you should of left it's shadow in the shot but the more I look at it the more I like your crop.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on September 5, 2012 at 10:55 PM

Sandy, I have loved your last two BNS shots - the long tall crops are very effective. The addition of the little green snack in this image makes it special. Thanks for sharing this series.

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on September 6, 2012 at 6:53 AM

Like it.

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