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Grasshopper

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 16, 2012104 views8 comments

Canon 5D II, 180mm macro + 1,4x, tripod.
f/11, 1/250sec., ISO 800.
Post-production: LR4 and Nik plug-in.

This species of grasshopper (probably a male of Arcyptera fusca) is quite common in the summer in my region. Any comment is welcome.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 16, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Excellent profile image of this grasshopper. The subject is well rendered and stands out from the neutral bg. I like the floral perch - go with the green bg and grasshopper and gives this a nice pop of color. Personally, I would like to see a little less bg. I don't know if this is cropped. If not, I could see cropping a little off the sides and a bit more from the top.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 16, 2012 at 6:17 PM

Really nice, clean look at the grasshopper. I agree with Scott about wanting the grasshopper and flower to occupy more of the frame.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 16, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Beautiful image Roberto of the grasshopper, and love the detail too. Like the other would like to reduce the background on the top and side. Nice one

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on December 17, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Thanks for helpful suggestions. The picture is not cropped, and I can easily put into practice your advice.

Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 18, 2012 at 6:40 AM

I like the crisp view of this critter against such a smooth background. I do agree with the above cropping suggestions however. It would be nice to see how you adjust it if you decide to ad your edited version to this post!

Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 26, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Hi Roberto

Excellenr detail and color on this Grasshopper

love the beautiful BG, but agree with scott about a small crop

Alberto Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 5, 2013 at 9:43 AM

Excellent image of this grashopper on its flower. Love the contrast in color and texture. The grashopper looks almost "metallic" to my eyes, whereas the flower has soft colors and texture. I agree with the comments about crop.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 5, 2013 at 7:25 PM

Excellent quality image Roberto, your techs look very good.
Since this is full frame, I would re-compose as the others have suggested.
Well done & have a great weekend

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