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For My Parents


For My Parents
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 105 N: 4679] (16507)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-14
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma Apo 150mm f/2.8 EX macro DG, 72mm UV
Exposure: f/11, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-13 22:41
Viewed: 650
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I dedicate this portrait of Grass Hopper to My Parents Dr. R.K. Bajpai & Mrs. Jayanti Bajpai for supporting me with my hobby of photography and encouraging me since i was a kid. I got my first Minolta Camera when i was 10 Years Old. It was a aim and shoot analogue and is still a invaluable posession for me.

This shot has been taken today morning. We are celebrating Makar Sankranti which is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus and is celebrated in almost all over India. I wish all friends a Very Happy festive season.

This festival marks the day when the sun starts its northward journey and enters the sign of the Capricorn from the Tropic of Cancer. In other words, the sun shifts from south to north. This festivalis celebrated on the 14th of January every year according to the Solar Calendar.


Information from Wikipedia about Grass Hopper:

Grasshoppers are insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish them from bush crickets or katydids, they are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers. Species that change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera

anilnediyara, Juyona, haraprasan, anel, uleko, marhowie, banaei_nikon, Argus, boreocypriensis, Alex99, siggi, sranjan, jaycee, Miss_Piggy has marked this note useful
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Hello Pankaj,
Happy New year. You have posted a beautiful macro as dedication to your parents, the picture proves the fact that the Minolta P&S from your parents was not wasted, it has made a great photographer. TFS this beauty with us.
Regards
Anil

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  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 807 W: 108 N: 1724] (6010)
  • [2009-01-13 22:54]

Hi Pnakaj!

Your parents certainly will love it, it's a very beautiful picture and a delicate dedication. The almost uniform background highlights the rich details of the main subject at best and the contrast of the colours creates a great impact.

I also wish you a good celebration today.

Kind regards

Markus

Hi Pankaj,
Fine dedication to your parents who should be proud of you now. My regards to them. Hope you were quite like this hopper or were they chasing you all around. Nice and simple image. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2256 W: 10 N: 2618] (15517)
  • [2009-01-13 23:59]

Woow,
great capture my friend,
pov select and focus,
fine bg. and composition
beautiful dedication.
saludos Pankaj

Hi Pankaj Da,
A nice dedication for your parents. A beautiful and professional grasshopper shot. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Ciao Pankaj, fantastic bicolor macro with wonderful light, fine details and splendid sharpness, lovely dedication to your parents, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1969 W: 6 N: 5506] (19589)
  • [2009-01-14 4:35]

Hi Pnakaj,nothing better to dedicate at your parents,a great pic,i like a lot the perfect sharpness and the contrast between the green of grass and the soft red of background,my best compliments,Luciano

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1713 W: 0 N: 3892] (15622)
  • [2009-01-14 4:47]

hello Pankaj,
Again a superb shot! I'm sure your parents will be delighted. Excellent composition, beautiful color-combination, fine sharpness and also an interesting subject!! Just perfect.
My best regards
Anne

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2983 W: 162 N: 911] (2687)
  • [2009-01-14 4:54]

Hello Pankaj,
A very fine dedication to your parents, I'm sure they're proud of your photograpy skills!
This is also a brilliant capture of a Grasshopper in a fine pose on the grass and against a beautiful background. Very well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hi Pankaj,
Very good DOF, detail, and well composed..
Great contrast to BG, the green of the hopper stands out well.
Artistic comp - I like it.
Nice dedication to your parents, every child should be so lucky a to have parents like yours :)
Howard

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3800 W: 190 N: 11298] (34839)
  • [2009-01-14 6:27]

Hello Pankaj,
Your parents did a good deed when they gave you a camera. They have invested in your enjoyment which in turn has delighted many people, especially here on TN.
This is a fine shot of a grasshopper well presented and illuminated against the OOF redish brown BG in a superb simple composition: a nice dedication to your parents, the kind of dedication I like on TN as they are not directly (only indirectly) involved.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
All the best,
Ivan

Hi My dear friend, a great dedication to your parents and wonderful macro of this beautiful grasshopper.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3581 W: 143 N: 5669] (18529)
  • [2009-01-14 9:01]

Hi Pankaj.
My best wishes to your Parents, first of all for that they gave us you, excellent friend and great photographer. Simple and so amazing inclined composition, created by impressive brown BG and slim stem with charming grasshopper on it. DOF, sharpness, details and fill flash are superb. Bravo and kind regards.
Alexei.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1365 W: 56 N: 4667] (16040)
  • [2009-01-14 10:00]

Hello Pankaj
Wonderful detail, excellent composition and colours. Great DOF. This is a Superb capture. Very nice dedication for your parents.
Thanks for posting.Best regards Siggi

Dear Pankaj Bhai,
Aapko bhi Makar sankranti ki bahut bahut mubarakbad. Thanks for showing us this beautiful photograph of grasshopper. I appreciate your sentiments & they are well said by you about your parents. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-14 14:18]

Hi Pankaj,

What a sweet and loving dedication to your parents. I feel pretty sure that they are quite proud of you. This grasshopper is so sleek he looks to be part of the leaf. Just beautiful with lovely colors and sharp details. The background and composition are both superb. I wish you a Happy Festival.

Jane

Hello Pankaj,

Its very nice of you for such fine dedication to parents, I am sure all of us in one way or other have to thank them for all the patience & support to encourage a photographer,we would have spent lot of money...even before one would have taken up job or earning...it used to be really expensive hobby initially.TFS.

Hallo Pankaj
Looking at this image reminds me of the song “Hold on tight to your dreams” by ELO. And that is exactly what you did when you started with photography as a hobby. I also want to salute your parents Dr. R.K. Bajpai & Mrs. Jayanti Bajpai, for standing by you, encouraging you and raising a fine young man like I have learnt to know you. I think it is a lovely dedication and your parents surely are very proud of you. You have captured this slender hopper with great detail and clarity. Just love the TV antennas, and big eyes. This image pleasantly displayed, it has a soft touch to it. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards
Anna

Namaste Pankaj,
this shot is beautiful and I love the idea to dedicate it to your parents. This asian hoppers look so different to our European.
The head at ours is round, this one is horny.
I have captured such a one in Thailand and I think they realy look very pretty and special.
Thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hello Pankaj

A touching dedication to your parents.
The image is crisp with excellent clarity and detail.
It has a lovely diagonal flow and is well composed.
Lovely rich colours.
Nicely done.
TFS

Wolf

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2009-01-15 8:31]

Hi Pankaj,
This is another exquisite macro shot from you and you certainly have made your parents happy. Immaculate sharpness and superb contrats in colour. The lighting and DOF are just perfect.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 163 W: 1 N: 119] (2404)
  • [2009-01-17 13:40]

Hi Pankaj,
Très belle photo avec un beau BG.
Merci,
Roger

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