Ethereal
by roz

Comment by ytshuva:
perfect. love the composition and the colors. 10 from me.

Grasshopper
by roz

Comment by ytshuva:
Roz! you should have flip the black and white! :)
excellent macro!

an 'umbrella' made of grass
by roz

Comment by Barroness:
I keep going back to see this image again and again, stunning!
Congratulations

an 'umbrella' made of grass
by roz

Comment by IreneM:
My goodness roz, your images fascinate me every time. GREAT shot, many congrats on the ribbon.

an 'umbrella' made of grass
by roz

Comment by LevT:
Spectacular shot, congratulations Roz!

an 'umbrella' made of grass
by roz

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by Paul: Great macro. I think this is a Mantispidae; AKA mantis fly, mantid lacewing, mantid fly.

thankyou so much Paul .. i will check it out .. :)

an 'umbrella' made of grass
by roz

Comment by Paul:
Great macro. I think this is a Mantispidae; AKA mantis fly, mantid lacewing, mantid fly.

an 'umbrella' made of grass
by roz

Comment by Neat:
What on earth is that insect! Stopped me in my tracks, beautifully photographed and the sharpness of the raindrops really sets off this amazing shot! This is the blue for sure, bumping this up, pretty sure I’ll see you on the front page.

Grasshopper
by roz

Comment by Barroness:
Very nice image, crisp and beautiful lighting.
I like it just the way you presented it.

Grasshopper
by roz

Comment by streetpigeon:
Another beauty. The grasshopper seems to be woven of life itself, worthy of an entire career's study. What's marvelous in the black and white is the disappearance of green, more so than the fade out of browns. The forms of the grasses now come into their own, the bokeh like northern or southern lights. The grasshopper is now camouflaged and serene. That's putting quite a spin on it, but I'm on a roll.
Fascinating.