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It's Hard to be Green
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It's Hard to be Green

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 4, 2016348 views7 comments
2010:09:24 16:39:58
D800
105mm
1/1.3 sec, f/25
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: MANUAL
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 4, 2016 at 11:28 PM
Very nice, Sandy. Excellent detail obtained via stopping down. Just curious about the bg? 
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 5, 2016 at 12:04 AM
The critter was in a busy garden, so I slipped one of my posterboards behind it.  laugh
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 5, 2016 at 6:52 AM
Sandy..I like the comp here and the dof where it matters....

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Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 5, 2016 at 10:21 AM
Sandy, the green on blue/gray motif looks great and the details in the Katydid and it's perch are excellent as well.  This does seem on the dark side, some selective dodging of the subject would add a nice pop.  (Admittedly, I'm working from an uncalibrated laptop, so I may be viewing this too dark...)
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Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on October 6, 2016 at 5:04 PM
Yes, in many cases the background is the hardest part. Nice pose and position of the grasshopper on the diagonal line of the leaf. The triangles formed by its 'jumping legs' add an interesting element. Lots of detail. Only now I see that even the texture of the body is that of a leaf... Well done.
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 8, 2016 at 8:39 PM
I really like the lines of this. 
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on October 13, 2016 at 12:26 AM
The color and detail here are amazing. I really like all that texture and those tiny spots. Outstanding.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments