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Grasshopper

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 13, 201395 views5 comments
I checked out a bush where I had previously photographed a mantis only to find this big guy in it's place. He posed nicely.

Canon T3i
1/200 @ F-3.2 ISO200
Canon EF-100mm 2.8macro USM
fill flash HH

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 13, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Somehow, I doubt that this guy at the mantis. :biggrin: The blue/gray coloration is interesting and not what I'm used to seen in grasshoppers.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 13, 2013 at 8:47 PM
I like the slightly angled head on pov, John. Well captured happy looking GH.
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Comment posted by Peter Cross on October 13, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Nice catch, John. Agree with Mark about the interesting coloring of this guy. My only wish would be for a little more DOF so that at least the antennae were in focus along with the face.
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 15, 2013 at 1:55 AM
Looks like one which jumped into a tub of ash....nice one

Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 16, 2013 at 12:05 PM
Good angle on this portrait view, interesting coloration John.
Great macro post :wavey:
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