Shy
by ScottK

Comment:
Hi Scott. Well done with this shot. I thought this was the best shot of the challenge.

Hello Darlin'
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
Great subject and a good pose, but really needs more DOF, especially on those forelegs. Might have had more impact with a tighter crop on the head. I like the orange/green background.

Fernando
by timmi

Comment:
Simple, sharp effective. A very nice shot. Perhaps a little more light on the hopper's flank - it seems a tad dark around the eye. Nice job.

Life Raft
by thelsel

Comment:
This is very nice - great colours and composition. I think this will do well - a very attractive shot. Well done.

I'm Ready for my Closeup...
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Interesting. The 'flat' effect on the central areas of the flower petals looks like soft focus but I think you've used Neat Image or a similar tool to remove a lot of the noise. If so - it's removed some of the detail too. There's a also a fringe around the petals which suggests a bit too much sharpening. Having said that, I quite like the effect, even though it looks a bit unnatural.

Moth to Flower
by channeled

Comment:
Nice catch - must have used a high shutter speed to freeze the wings like that. Ironically, might have been more impressive to get a bit of motion in the wings, to show that it's flying and not landed

Searching
by Mona

Comment:
Nice shot. Good composition and pleasant colours. Looks like the head could be a just a bit sharper, though. Difficult one to get the exposure right on, as the insect's head is much darker than the flower.

Weta
by train

Comment:
Wow! Creepy - what a monster. Glad we don't get those in our garden.

Katie
by rexrode

Comment:
Good subject. Sharpness looks good on the head, but I'd like to see that not quite so close to the edge of the shot. As it is, my eye naturally falls on the rear leg, which isn't quite sharp.

Hawthorn Sheild Bug
by A Weaver

Comment:
I think this is a Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes), as Hawthorn Shield Bugs (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) are predominantly green. Nice shot, but shame you didn't catch him on a nice green leaf for contrast. Looks like good detail, but why not crop some of the 'empty' space to left and right and have the subject occupy more of the shot?