Little Grasshopper
by MaryO

Comment by Steef:
i'm a huge fan of the leaves in the background. a perfect setting for this little guy

Off With His Prize
by MaryO

Comment by J-Me:
Love the action shot and the shadow beneath it!

The Boy Next Door
by MaryO

Comment by colorcarnival:
Great shot, beautiful eyes. He looks very comfortable in front of the camera.

Off With His Prize
by MaryO

Comment by scottieham:
Another bird, but you've done a good job capturing it. I like it as is.

Little Grasshopper
by MaryO

Comment by scottieham:
I've never seen anything like this guy either. He has little horns :)

Catbird
by MaryO

Comment by scottieham:
I love the bokeh here as well. I am a huge fan of bokeh. I like his head-tilt, and I like how the perch is diagonal across the frame. I like these birds, they typically will let me get fairly close :) The image seems to have a greenish tint to me, even on the bird.

Little Grasshopper
by MaryO

Comment by JuliBoc:
Odd -- he doesn't appear to have any eyes. I've never seen anything like it.

The Boy Next Door
by MaryO

Comment by Melethia:
An excellent portrait and very much a boy next door kinda thing, though he could easily be the model next door as well.

Little Grasshopper
by MaryO

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
This is a nice example of the right DOF. Your 28-75 has an aperture ring, so it should work with your ext tubes. You can stack the tubes and get even tighter on small subjects. The older manual Nikkor AI lenses are great with ext tubes, and a lot less expensive than the new lenses.
I like the way the DOF puts the focus right on it's head in this shot.

Little Grasshopper
by MaryO

Comment by MacDonald:
What a cute little guy Mary ... I have no idea what type he is either... sure looks tiny and fragile .. I never used extention tubes .. they are greek to me - one day I would like to find out more about them - hope someone can identify him for you.