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Juvenile grasshopper


Juvenile grasshopper
Photo Information
Copyright: nagaraj veeraswamy (nagraj) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 21 N: 308] (1312)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f.4
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-28 8:03
Viewed: 458
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is grasshopper, juvenile as you can its wing buds. But the color, very unusual, may be its getting ready to molt, which they do shed the old skin to accomadate their growing body. This one was found in the grass just one feet above the ground, holding the grass blade dearly. I was not carrying my tripod on that day. I had to bend to its level, compose and shoot the weird looking grasshopper, using the green grass as background. The light was very soft on that morning and the background worked well with the green tones giving good contrast to the crimson grasshopper.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 4 N: 2302] (10736)
  • [2008-06-28 8:08]
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Hello Nagraj, This is beauty and just beauty. Excellent view and sharpness. Superb focus and great view. Wonderful friend. Ganesh

Hola Nagaraj, buen macro, con un bonito fondo y con un motivo bien enfocado, con buena luz y color. Un saludo

Hello Nagaraj,
Never spotted a grasshopper like that..
Beautiful and fascinating insect.
TFS
Annick

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2008-06-28 12:59]
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hi nagaraj
belle macro aux agréables couleurs. Bonne composition diagonale, netteté impeccable.


gl

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2348 W: 61 N: 3801] (12188)
  • [2008-06-28 14:50]
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Hi Nagaraj,
It's a very good photo of this interesting grasshopper. Focus, sharpness, POV, composition and lighting are very nice. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

Hi Nagraj,

Well composed, lovely back ground, good lighting, its picture perfect :)

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  • vral Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 59 W: 0 N: 159] (690)
  • [2008-06-29 23:38]
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Hello Nagraj,

Nice macro with details and color. POV and compo are too good.

TFS

vral

Ciao!
Ottima macro. Perfect details and focus.
It seems a gladiator.
congratulations.
Marco

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2465 W: 168 N: 7448] (23526)
  • [2008-06-30 6:18]
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Hello Nagraj,
Excellent capture of this interesting little nymph. Great focus, sharp details and beautiful natural colours against the green background. A fine composition too!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 237 W: 0 N: 205] (952)
  • [2008-07-02 20:34]

Hello Nagraj,
a lovely an innocent jouvenile grasshopper. Well composed and very effective background.
the imsage is very clear and vividly crispy.
Great composition with line od frass.

Regards,Foozi.

Thanks for your help in identifying the butterflies that i have posted. Thanks and greatly appreciated.

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  • Art_R Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 199 W: 16 N: 477] (1973)
  • [2008-07-02 21:55]
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Hi Nagaraj , you are right this is an interesting hopper , very well captured great color and contrast , detail composition and field depth all work well , 1/60 second hand held is a good accomplishment too , nice work. would it not be interesting to see their molting ? I have seen egg laying but never molting , maybe one day eh?

regards
Art

Hi, Nagaraj,

wow, I have never seen a grasshopper like this. it's like a handsome warrior!! It's an excellent photo, too - the composition, the details, the colours...

thank you for sharing such a wonderful photo!!

Chrs,
Man Yee

Hello Nagaraj. Excellent shot at this juv. Nicely perched with super sharp detail. Beautiful green blurry background and very well exposed. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

Nice baby.

Congratulations to the parents and the photographer.

Karine

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