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Look Who's Eating the Daylily!
Look Who's Eating the Daylily!
MaryO


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Collection: 2008-08 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 3, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Floral, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2008

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Comments: 14
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 Day 4 of 30 Flowers

Caught in mid-chomp. Bad, bad bug!!! But so-o-o-o cute :-)

Had the 12mm extension tube on.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, cloned out distraction in lower left corner, desaturated light parts of face (they were reflecting yellow and blending into the flower too much for my taste), dodged/burnt eyes slightly, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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ETA in response to Karen: this is some sort of grasshopper. I haven't managed to familiarize myself with the various types so that's as far as I can get on an ID.

Took aliqui's suggestion and bumped the contrast.

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 08/22/2008 12:26:33 PM
LOL! He's adorably menacing! :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 08/05/2008 10:25:40 PM
OMG it looks like he's posing for you, great job
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 08/04/2008 10:12:34 PM
great capture, great exposure and thats not an easy task using those tubes... really nice!! :)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/04/2008 09:22:13 AM
Very cool! Love the bug and the colors in the picture.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 ASPH
 08/03/2008 09:38:04 PM
What a great facial expression! Colors, DOF, bokeh all lovely. A super shot.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/03/2008 09:24:47 PM
Excellent capture, and I love that bug.....
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 08/03/2008 05:39:37 PM
Beautiful lighting and a nice 3D effect.
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 08/03/2008 05:15:36 PM
Absolutely one of the better bug captures. The yellow of the lilly certainly sets him off.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/03/2008 04:51:52 PM
Great shot, love the expression on the bug's face.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/03/2008 04:00:10 PM
Oh mary, I really love this- that grasshopper is cute ! You do some amazing photography with that extension tube :)
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 08/03/2008 03:55:20 PM
You forgot to bump the contrast. I tried it with this image and holy cow... go try! The colors are awesome and the detail pops right out.

He's definitely got the cutest expression of guilt on his face. He's lucky you're a photographer and can appreciate that.
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 08/03/2008 03:15:43 PM
Very cute...what is that bug? Whatever it is, we don't have them around here.
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Apple iPhone 5
 08/03/2008 03:09:08 PM
Oh this is a wonderful capture! Love the colors and the look in his eye is almost human.
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro AF for Olympus
 08/03/2008 12:59:42 PM
This is wonderful. Love the soft colour...great bug, love the look in his eyes.
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