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A Red Grasshopper

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Posted by Vincent Jones on August 11, 2006 at 4:45 PM
A Red Grasshopper
Taken this evening using a new toy added to the lens, Sigma EM-140 DG Ring Flash

Not sure if I have over killed this image but what I did find was because it was getting dark the background went black. :eek:

Comments on this type of shot appreciated :toast:

D2X - Sigma 105mm Macro with Sigma EM-140 DG Ring Flash
ISO 200. F11, 1/45sec (Handheld)
Posted by David Kjaer on August 11, 2006 at 5:05 PM
Hi Vince

Great detail and the exposure is spot on but I prefer the daylight shots we have seen posted recently!

David :toast:
Posted by Alison on August 12, 2006 at 4:22 AM
RED grasshopper?? Never seen one of them before! lol! It's kind of weird, not the photo, just the fact it's a red grasshopper! lol!

Apart from it being a weird colour, I like the shot.

Alison
Posted by Antony on August 12, 2006 at 4:45 AM
Hi

Vincent Jones shoots the world (as the sigma macro / wide angle.... advert goes)

I like the red grasshopper.

Looks like a studio/tank shot a bit though.

Nice detail.

Regards

Posted by David Taylor on August 12, 2006 at 6:07 AM
Obviously had a touch of the sun! :wink: . Superb detail in the insect which is what counts for ID purposes. I don't have a problem with the BG. Excellent.


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Posted by Rob Howard on August 12, 2006 at 2:24 PM
Hi Vince,

I don't have a problem with the BG, the image itself is well exposed with good colours showing alot of detail :toast:

Regards

Rob
Posted by John Gardner on August 13, 2006 at 2:52 AM
nice shot of the grasshopper but the background is too dark for me - a problem with ring flashes due to their relatively low power - and looks as though it was done in a studio.

John
Posted by Justin on August 13, 2006 at 4:03 AM
Hi Vince,
A colourful looking creature you've found here :cool:
Good sharpness and detail and the diagonal perch works really well,however I'm also not keen on black backgrounds with day flying/crawling creatures.
Perhaps you may have got away with a natural light exposure if the grasshopper was happy to stay put,or maybe metered the background and let it go a little darker,whilst letting the flash give the grasshopper a bit of extra punch.