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Just Hangin' On
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Just Hangin' On

by David Schwaegler

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 19, 201149 views4 comments
I thought this grasshopper was pretty cute hanging on to the bottle gentian.

This is a five image stack at f/8 aligned and blended with PS CS 4 to get both the flowers and grasshopper in reasonable focus.

Nikon D700; Nikkor 200mm; 1/80s -0.33; @f/8, ISO 200, tripod

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 19, 2011 at 12:30 PM
David,
I really like how the grasshopper is hanging on the stem of this beautiful flower. Great colors and comp. :toast:
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 20, 2011 at 1:37 AM
David:
I thought this image was about flower on the thumbnail until I opened it up and saw the GH. Terrific that you could do a stack outdoor with wind movement and all. Like the bg echo of the flower.
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on September 20, 2011 at 11:38 AM
From the thumbnail I thought this looked like a beautiful picture of a bottle gentian. But then I saw the wonderful grasshopper when I opened the photo. I like the grasshoppers' pose! This is a great capture of flower and grasshopper.
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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 21, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Well done David, good color and composition. Thanks for sharing.
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