Chlorophanes Spiza
by Rgarcia

Comment by JulietNN:
Glorious clean cut, wonderful colours, sharp and in focus 10 across the board

Tucan
by Rgarcia

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Wow ... he's looking great! Thanks for the update ... and the nice shots. ;>)

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by breadfan35:
Quite honestly, bug shots never really do much for me, but technically I find this image to be pretty good. I think a little more DOF would have been beneficial.

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by jaysonmc:
ACtually, it is a good macro shot. I like the leaf of the right, but I like hard foundation lines in my shots. I might have preferred the other antennae in the depth of field but that would one of the few things I would change.

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by jmritz:
I also would have cropped the leaf on the right. Also not particularly fond of the blown out upper left. The cricket is perfect! 6 from me.

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by SoulMan1978:
The details are perfect on the insect, great DOF. I'd have probably been inclined to crop the leaf on the extreme right though.

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by KarenNfld:
I gave this a 6. I thought it was really clear but the glare on the grasshopper is distracting. Also not fond of the right hand side.

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by rider:
gave you a 6 nice detail didn't like the green on right and the bright spot top left

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by SaraR:
I gave this photo a 6, so was (unusually for me) there with the bulk of DPC voters. In the photos favour, detail is very good with crisp focus and a depth of field suited to the subject; I particularly liked the antennae reaching up into the light. Things that I might prefer different - that the insect was at least partially facing the viewer; that the little 'hands' were also in focus; that the strip of brighter green was not included. With regard the brighter green, I note that you say you liked it and felt it provided a natural border, but for me it somewhat unbalanced the composition and seemed somewhat superlous to the overall photograph. All in all, though, good work.

Party Cricket
by Rgarcia

Comment by Alain:
I didn't vote on this challenge, but I would have given this picture at least a 7. Focus is very good and I really like the colors. I, also, would like to see a version with the right cropped out.