grasshopper

Posted by Kylie Greenan (Hunters Hill, Australia) on 5 August 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

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Comments (35)

Viper from Chennai, India

nice! the fore legs in focus against the hind legs is real clear. i never can get these kinda shots. I'm just too much of a disturbance i guess.

5 Aug 2008 5:25am

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

wow! brilliant macro! such warm colors! beautiful composition! a magical creature you have captured here Kylie -- and it looks as if he is bowing to your grace! :)

5 Aug 2008 5:41am

@dj.tigersprout: Thank DJ, you are very kind... bowing ot my grace.. now that is hilarious! ;o)

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Perfect depth-of-field with no discernible room for error. I love how everything is soft focus except the forelegs and torso. Fabulous, Kylie.

5 Aug 2008 5:57am

@Stephen Phillips: Thank you Stephen, such lovely comments and very much appreciated.

Siam from Chaingrai, Thailand

Macro juste , par contre tu ne pense pas que le diaphragme étais un peut grand comme ouverture, pour avoir plus de netteté sur les pattes d'arrière. Siam

5 Aug 2008 6:10am

@Siam: Thank you Siam :o)

zOOm from Paris, France

Great specimen Kylie and what a great macro... he's got a terrific attitude !

5 Aug 2008 6:12am

@zOOm: Thanks zOOm, I thought he had great attitude also... he hung out on my rose bush for about 3 days and seemed to change his colour to blend with the reds in the new leaves, amazing little fellow! Thanks for stopping by!

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

WOW! Splendid macro indeed! the colours and details and DOF are EXCELLENT! I like the POV too!
Really well done! Congratulations!

5 Aug 2008 6:33am

@saeed: Thank you for your time visiting my page and leaving such lovely comments Saeed, you are very kind.

Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Macro work.. that's the way to do it !

5 Aug 2008 6:38am

@Erik: Thanks Erik!

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

Wow Kylie, he is a stunning creature and I'm sure he would be really proud of his portrait. The colours are so warm and he looks like a really friendly guy. Beautifully captured!! Excellent macro and you deserve a big pat on the back for that one....BRAVO!!

5 Aug 2008 7:52am

@Linerberry: You're a funny girl, thanks Liners, always so lovely to recieve your support and encouragement! Thanks my friend!

Cia from Kvänum, Sweden

Lovely macro shot!

5 Aug 2008 9:32am

Vink from Côte d, France

Marvelous macro ! Great

5 Aug 2008 9:58am

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Its hard not to put anthropomorphic attributes here, but this grasshopper has the poise of determination in its stance.

5 Aug 2008 9:59am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Very cool..... the details are tremendous.

5 Aug 2008 10:25am

papa bear from sydney, Australia

WELL DONE kY. THAT LITTLE FELLA WOULD BE PROUD OF HIS PORTRAIT . you have capture the beauty of God's design in this common grasshopper, this shows that this little creature is NOT common

5 Aug 2008 11:14am

Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States

That's a great macro, Kylie! The DoF adds some fantastic impact to the image!

5 Aug 2008 11:24am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

SPECTACULAR MACRO, BRAVO

5 Aug 2008 11:33am

Veronelle from Lens, France

ma copine la sauterelle, superbe macro, i like it

5 Aug 2008 11:41am

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

They are pretty cute when they are close up, nice composition

5 Aug 2008 12:08pm

Laurent from Lyon, France

très belle macro aux très belles couleurs

5 Aug 2008 1:35pm

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

What a great shot... love it...

5 Aug 2008 1:37pm

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Beautiful macro Kylie, bravo!

5 Aug 2008 3:10pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Terrific DOF ... lovely palette of colors ... great light ... top-notch macro, Kylie! Interesting that you can see its shadow being cast ... very nice.

5 Aug 2008 3:34pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

Great DOF sounds cheesy, but it really is a great one! Good job:)

5 Aug 2008 4:18pm

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Good catch!

5 Aug 2008 5:02pm

Gary from Cochise County, United States

Nice macro work. Wonderful color and detail.

5 Aug 2008 5:11pm

zOOm from Paris, France

Kylie, you can call me Florence ! :-)

5 Aug 2008 5:35pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Look so different from this angle! Really great shot, nice detail :)

5 Aug 2008 6:44pm

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

So cool

5 Aug 2008 6:47pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Well done. Excellent perspective and detail.

5 Aug 2008 8:03pm

Monique from Netherlands

Aren't they beautiful liitle creatures!

5 Aug 2008 8:26pm

@Monique: They are indeed! Thanks for stoopping by Monique!

kerfendal from Paris, France

very entomological accurate shot, what stuck me is the transparency of the cuticule you get so successfully

5 Aug 2008 8:57pm

@kerfendal: Thank so much for your lovely comment Kerfendal!

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

This is a beautiful shot, Kylie. You've caught him/her in a really nice moment. I know it's very difficult to get good DOF in a macro shot, but I think I would have gone for a much higher ISO and smaller aperture to try to do so. Who am I to say, though, as I could never get this far, anyway, and furthermore, what I've suggested may not even fit in with your intentions here. It's lovely, anyway!

5 Aug 2008 11:05pm

@Andrew Gould: Thanks Andrew, this image was taken hand held in literally the frist two hours of having the new lens...so I was just practising, have learned heaps since then :o). Thanks for stopping by!