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Grasshopper full of Pollen2



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Alternate framing with tighter crop

Alternate framing with tighter crop
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cameraCanon EOS 50D

settings Aperture f/9.5 ISO 320 Shutter 1/125 

upload_dateJun, 2010

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18 Comments |
amit_sprakash
 
amit_sprakash June 07, 2010
awesome macro
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter June 08, 2010
excellent macro.
unlocksmyheart
 
unlocksmyheart June 08, 2010
Amazing capture well done..=)
DianeCArtography
 
DianeCArtography June 24, 2010
Fantastic macro!
mlosurdo Platinum
 
mlosurdo July 01, 2010
This works really well. An intimate look into his world.
MRL2011 PRO
 
MRL2011 September 19, 2011
stunning macro
docdpp
 
docdpp September 26, 2011
Excellent, congrats on your JF award,
:-) Danny
dragonfly728
 
dragonfly728 September 26, 2011
congrats! amazing!
Svetlana
 
Svetlana October 16, 2011
nice shot!
aliusmanwahyuhidayat
 
aliusmanwahyuhidayat October 29, 2011
I Like it!
xavierw Platinum
 
xavierw December 17, 2011
Very nice. Congrats
rdeage Ultimate
rdeage December 18, 2011
Thank you.
janr46 PRO+
 
janr46 January 20, 2012
Wow! Very neat
rdeage Ultimate
rdeage January 20, 2012
Thank you.
VickiMartin
 
VickiMartin February 05, 2012
way cool
rdeage Ultimate
rdeage February 05, 2012
Thank you
PatriZioMBusnel Platinum
 
PatriZioMBusnel February 11, 2012
beautiful work - Voted. please check my submission also at http://www.viewbug.com/contests/macro-photography/1098345 or check the "vote now" section in my profile - Keep the good work and thanks for looking - PatriZio
debkumarbanerjee
 
debkumarbanerjee February 11, 2012
very nice! voted
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rdeage February 12, 2012
Thank you
trista7510 Ultimate
 
trista7510 February 12, 2012
Great shot, love the pollen on the grasshopper. And great colors. Voted
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rdeage February 12, 2012
Thank you. That flower petal is about two inches long.
rosewood
 
rosewood February 14, 2012
Great shot! Voted!
daydreamsbymary0710 Platinum
 
daydreamsbymary0710 September 19, 2012
Excellent! Congrats on Judge Favorite! :)M
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rdeage September 27, 2012
I appreciate your comments.

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#grasshopper #nature #insect #flower #garden
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on the driveway by my garage in a neighborhood. This guy was quite tiny, but the 100mm macro makes him look huge. I love the way he is covered in pollen and his eyes are full of white balls.

Time

This was early morning.

Lighting

The light in the morning, as just before sundown, is quite soft and even with no harsh shadows.

Equipment

Canon EOS 50D body, lens was Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

Inspiration

It seems I am always looking for interesting visual images. I just happened to see this grasshopper and ran to get my camera. The contrasting red and yellow in the tiny flower looked great with the green of the grasshopper. He was posing just perfectly seeming to be looking at me.

Editing

The image didn’t need much post-processing. I added a touch more contrast and some cropping for the right framing.

In my camera bag

I have a Tamrac Velocity 8x Sling Pack shoulder bag where I keep the 50D, the EF 100mm f/2.8 macro, plus an EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, and an EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS.

Feedback

I am always looking at everything around me, framing the world as if I wanted to take a photo of it. Usually, then I can only use my cell phone to capture an image, but phones nowadays have such high megapixel counts, the images can be great.

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