Eastern lubber grasshopper head - Romalea microptera.
Coastal Volusia County, Florida
Canon 40D, 100mm Macro lens ISO 500, f/16 1/15 sec Exposure compansation 0, Aperture Priority
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5 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 18, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Welcome to NPN! A nice first post with good detail and exposure. Personally, i think I would have turned this 90 degrees clockwise. It would make for easier recognition.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 18, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Great first post Paul. Great point of focus at the hoppers eye, with good exposure and color.
Well seen from the whitish/grey BG also.
I agree with Phil, a 90 degree CW rotation might present your portrait in a more "conventional" manner..
Well done & welcome to NPN
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on July 18, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Thanks to both of you. Believe it or not, I did consider rotating the image. However, something about the 'head on top of the body' appealed to me and I left it.
Registered on July 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 18, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Welcome to NPN, Paul! What a wonderful close-up of this fellow; I love the smooth, satiny look of that eye! I don't ever recall seeing that kind of grasshopper before. Nice, sharp details in this portrait plus great lighting and colors. I also felt it should be rotated 90 degrees but you are the artist and can present it as you so choose.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on July 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM
Thanks all for your comments - it appears that the majority opinion favors a 90 degree rotation. Noted.
Paul
Registered on July 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 122 Comments
Comments
5 commentsWell seen from the whitish/grey BG also.
I agree with Phil, a 90 degree CW rotation might present your portrait in a more "conventional" manner..
Well done & welcome to NPN
Paul