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December 2011 GOTM
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December 2011 GOTM

by scott lanz

Gallery: Gallery of the MonthPosted November 23, 20111,254 views17 comments
Lurker Revealed

The menacing lurker is revealed to be a smiling, happy grasshopper. Last in the series. Hope you enjoyed it. Larger image provided. Comments welcome.

Comments

17 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 23, 2011 at 10:37 PM
The great reveal! Did you think he was menacing? I just thought he was shy. :smile: Fun photo series, Scott!
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Mosquin on November 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM
That was a great series of images, thank you Scott. Technique and composition were bang-on.
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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on November 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Finally we got it- Excellent presentation and fine colours, as the other shots of the series- Well done, Fabio
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 25, 2011 at 3:56 AM
Scott:
Enjoyed your lurker series. Bug is expertly captured. Like the dahlia just as much. :jump:
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 25, 2011 at 7:36 PM
Excellent details, love all those swirly curves Scott.
Great hopper shot! :toast:
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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on November 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Great capture, Scott. Amazing colors, excellent pose and sharpness of the grasshopper ! :toast:
Mauro
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 28, 2011 at 4:20 PM
I was wondering if you were going to post who the luker was, a wonderful finish to this series, nice job getting all these close ups, way to go Scott.
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM
Well done! Great capture of the 'hopper amid all those brilliant swirly dahlia petals. Love it!
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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 29, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Congratulations on the EP, Scott. I'm assuming this is the one! I like how the grasshopper's head pops out of the OOF flower. Nice job, and way to go.

Regards,

Carol
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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 29, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Wonderful shot, Scott.

Congrats on the WP.

D&L
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 30, 2011 at 4:49 AM
Scott:
Congrat on WP! :toast:
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 30, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Scott, this is absolutely gorgeous.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 3, 2011 at 1:03 AM
Beautiful - congrats on the WP!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 5, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Wonderful images in your gallery, and this is a beautiful image, congratulations!


Ray
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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 12, 2011 at 1:23 PM
A beauty!! Congrats. :toast:
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Comment posted by Basil Greber on January 22, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Wow Scott, what a crazy good shoot! Love the colors and the composition. Excellent.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 30, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Congrats on the GOTM, perhaps one fine day I should be so lucky :wink:
Very special image Scott :wavey:
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