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For Bob Shannon-Earth Day


For Bob Shannon-Earth Day
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Copyright: fartash barvarz (fartash) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1055 W: 54 N: 2759] (10089)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-14
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/16, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dedications at TrekNature Part Three, Earth Day Dedications and Mentions, Lime Greens, Gems from India part 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-22 3:15
Viewed: 654
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends
I'd like to dedicate this Grasshopper shot to our special friend Bob Shannon for his contributions to Earth and TN.


History of the April 22 Earth Day

In September 1969, at a conference in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on the environment. Senator Nelson first proposed the nationwide environmental protest to thrust the environment onto the national agenda.” "It was a gamble," he recalls, "but it worked." Five months before the first April 22 Earth Day, on Sunday, November 30, 1969, The New York Times carried a lengthy article by Gladwin Hill reporting on the rising tide of environmental events::

"Rising concern about the environmental crisis is sweeping the nation's campuses with an intensity that may be on its way to eclipsing student discontent over the war in Vietnam...a national day of observance of environmental problems...is being planned for next spring...when a nationwide environmental 'teach-in'...coordinated from the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson is planned...." Senator Nelson also hired Denis Hayes as the coordinator.

Each year, the April 22 Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Among other things, 1970 in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, "Bridge over Troubled Water," Apollo 13, the Beatles' last album, the death of Jimi Hendrix, and the meltdown of fuel rods in the Savannah River nuclear plant near Aiken, South Carolina -- an incident not acknowledged for 18 years. At the time, Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. Environment was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. But Earth Day 1970 turned that all around.

On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.


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Hello Fartash,

Very nice picture of this grasshopper. Excellent POV and sharpness. Great colours. Very good contrast against the dark background.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 989 W: 23 N: 2761] (10082)
  • [2008-04-22 3:51]

Hi Fartash,
great shot, very good detail and POV. I really like the overall colours & leafy setting too.
tfs
Pauo

Hola Fartash, excelente composición, muy cuidada, nitida buen color y luz, la hoja de la derecha le da profundidad a la fotografia y mas valor. Un saludo

Hi Fartash,the environment and the light make a difference! Wonderfull work,excellent under all corners of view,great quality and very interesting note,my best compliments,Luciano

Apt dedication to Bob of this picture of a Grasshopper you shot in February when Bob must have been struggling with sub zero tempratures in his native Washington, Fartash.
Looks like insects do not hibernate in Bangalore during winters.
We will see grasshoppers up here north during the monsoons only.
Brilliant capture with sharp focus and natural colours.
TFS.
Ram

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 0 N: 1829] (7816)
  • [2008-04-22 5:25]

Hello Fartash,
You show us a typical fartash-picture! Excellent light, colours, sharpness. I also would thank you for the interesting note. It brings back a lot of memories, facts and music of the seventies.
Best regards
Anne

Hi Fartash,
A nice capture of this grasshopper. A very good dedication for Bob. He will surely like it. Nicely composed with good use of flash and sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2304 W: 59 N: 3674] (11774)
  • [2008-04-22 7:12]

Hi Fartash,
Another very nice macro from you. Details, focus, sharpness, colors, composition, POV and lighting look very good. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 8 N: 4318] (14043)
  • [2008-04-22 9:26]

Hi Fartash,

A superb shot of this grasshopper in a wonderful pose on the beautiful leaf. The details of the insect are fantastic. From antennae to tail it is sharp and clear. The colors are amazing - beautiful shades of green with the dark background. Excellent diagonal composition.

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1895 W: 4 N: 5148] (19630)
  • [2008-04-22 12:47]

Hi I am very pushed for time late home so just a note to say a good picture for now,
Well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1580 W: 242 N: 5278] (18595)
  • [2008-04-22 13:48]

Hello Fartash!
Very detailed macro of this little Grasshopper!
Nice composition and POV.
Great DOF too.
Sharp and crisp.
Great work my friend!

Joe

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3410 W: 144 N: 5796] (17179)
  • [2008-04-22 14:46]

Nice capture of the Grass Hopper Fartash. He's standing up so strongly on the leaf, and he looks as if he is ready to take off quickly if you get any closer.
Good job
Janice

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1205 W: 0 N: 4610] (13714)
  • [2008-04-22 22:58]

Hi Fartash

Great shot - excellent composition with lovely colour and detail.

James

hello fartash,
bob would be pleased for sure with this nice dedication, liked the pov and the composition, the lighting is nice,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 544 W: 0 N: 1338] (4443)
  • [2008-04-23 18:20]

A beautiful dedication both to Bob and the Earth Day! This is a superb composition Fartash, I really love it. The beautiful curved leaves with the grass hopper the same colour, the splendid light bouncing on the insect, it is an attractive and superb picture. Thank you very much,

Francine

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 839 W: 4 N: 2079] (9752)
  • [2008-04-24 3:46]

Hello Fartash,
Excellent shot and what a view. The closeup of this little fella is absolutely fantastic. Ganesh smiley tmrw

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 737 W: 0 N: 1497] (6754)
  • [2008-04-24 6:51]

Hi Fartash
Nice presentation of the hopper.I loved that light on his head.Sharp image and good POV to.
TFS Michel

I got an email from someone on this but I went to the wrong place..! Arh....thanks so very much Fartash. It belongs in two themes of mine plus fav's..You are a triple winner today! bless you!
Bob

Hi Fartash,
Thanks a lot for this superb post and so interesting notes. For some reasons, I wasn't very aware about Earth Day's history and I have learned a lot by reading your presentation. This is a nice capture of this cute fellow with agreeable tones of colors, lightning, excellent composition and details. Regards,
Claudine

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 978 W: 64 N: 1189] (4884)
  • [2008-04-25 2:00]

Hello Fartash
What a fantastic capture so sharp and beautiful!! I like a lot the details on the grasshoper and the splendid composition. The note about the Earth Day is very interesting and illustrative.
Thank you very much for this magnificent job.
Greetings
Maite

Hi Fartash, lovely dedication to pur friend Bob and to earth day, beutiful grasshopper with fine details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1464 W: 18 N: 2950] (10828)
  • [2008-04-26 13:02]

Hi Fartash

This is beautiful. The POV is perfect and the colours wonderful. I love the way he is holding on to the leaf.Sharp with perfect DOF.

Lovely dedication for earth day and Bob

TFS

Karan

Bonsoir Fartash
C'est un superbe insecte que tu nous envoies avec une excellente composition. Les couleurs sont belles ansi que les détails qui sont de toutess beautés.
Merci et au revoir....JP

Great macro Fartash, looks like perhaps a birdwing hopper?
Nice note/dedication, fits right in with the TN scheme of things :)
Howard

Hello Fartash,
Amazing close-up of this grasshoper. The colors of the subject match it's surroundings perfectly, good example of cyptic coloration. You also have demonstrated nice supplemented lighting with the flash. Well done. TFS
Paul :)

Dear Fartash,
A lovely dedication to Bob.As usual your picture is perfect with good sharpness, details, colors and contrasts.Excellent POV and DOF.
TFS,
Smitha.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2487 W: 132 N: 7075] (22101)
  • [2008-05-08 11:31]

Hello Fartash,
A superb macro of a Grasshopper shown in excellent sharpness and good use of flash.
Superb POV and composition too.
Nice tribute to our TN friend Bob,
TFS this beauty,
Best wishes, Ivan

bonjour fartash
bonne netteté sur le criquet mais dommage que le flash n'ai pas permis d'eclairer plus le BG que je trouve un peu trop sombre.
laurent

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11866)
  • [2008-05-12 18:11]

Bonsoir Fartash,

Bravo pour cette belle composition. J'aime l'éclairage et les détails.
Merci pour le partage.
Joseph

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1292 W: 104 N: 4589] (20415)
  • [2008-05-17 8:34]

Hello Fartash, that's a great one my friend, it's so sharp and the exposure can't be better! The colors are lovely and the overall quality id very high! Thanks!

Mario

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