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Little Grasshopper
Little Grasshopper
MaryO


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Collection: Sep 2009 Wildlife
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: May 28, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2009

Viewed: 546
Comments: 5
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 Surfed around Bugguide.net but couldn't quickly find out what sort of grasshopper this is, and since it could be a young one that makes ID more difficult, anyway. So .. it's a little grasshopper ;-)

Had an extension tube on to get this close ... maybe the 20mm? Could have been the 36mm, though. I need to get a longer prime to have even more fun with extension tubes!

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, white balance, dodged/burnt bug some to bring out details, increased saturation and contrast, reduced noise, resized, sharpened.

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
 09/08/2009 11:56:49 PM
i'm a huge fan of the leaves in the background. a perfect setting for this little guy
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
 09/07/2009 09:06:24 PM
I've never seen anything like this guy either. He has little horns :)
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/06/2009 02:06:07 PM
Odd -- he doesn't appear to have any eyes. I've never seen anything like it.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 09/05/2009 12:55:56 AM
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.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 09/04/2009 04:22:42 PM
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.
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