Red and Blue Grass Hopper

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• chrisJ (41919)
• [2006-03-16 7:54]

Hi Markus

I like the unusually colored blue & red grasshopper. Here, they are green or brown. Excellent sharpness & dof. Bravo!

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• AnneFrance (5452)
• [2006-03-16 7:58]

great! so sharp and clear, and the colours, superb shot!

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• jbahia (121)
• [2006-03-16 8:03]

Hi Markus.
Beautiful macro.

Jaime Bahia.

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• gmorgan (0)
• [2006-03-16 8:27]

What a colourful beast and there is nothing wrong with the DOF. Cheers G

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• kedo (1274)
• [2006-03-16 8:33]

great! beatiful colors

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• marietom (286)
• [2006-03-16 9:01]

surprenantes et très belles couleurs.
Marie

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• conradl (397)
• [2006-03-16 10:02]

Hi Markus,

I think on the other hand that your DOF is great, the subject is totally in focus, what more would you want? I would have cropped more on the lefthand side so that the grass hopper fills the frame. But excellent photo. He posed well, I tried to take a photo of one of these but it was constantly shying away from me. :)

Regards
Conrad

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• suzley (6786)
• [2006-03-16 14:20]

Hi Markus.

Would never have realised that a creature on this planet existed with colours so vivid. You hav ecaptured this very well for us to enjoy, you must be very pleased with this.

S.

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• wishnugaruda (14750)
• [2006-03-16 14:43]

Hi Markus,
I'm very interested in shots of insects, I also have several at TrekNature. But I've never seen such an hopper, the colours are marvelous. Excellent work, thanks so much for sharing it with us
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• ajnviper (932)
• [2006-03-16 23:53]

Colorful! Now you need the fix the background a bit..
Still a great capture... Even for SA you dont see this every day.

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• logisticfm (557)
• [2006-03-17 1:16]

Hi Markus,

A shot well done, especially with that slow shutter speed. I think that the DOP is fine. There is just enough detail to show the hopper in its natural environment without it taking away the focus from your subject. Anyway, with colouring like that, there are not a lot of things in the background that can compete anyway.
(I believe that these hoppers are quite toxic, so they are quite safe from any predators.)

logisticfm

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• pozaru (18976)
• [2006-03-17 3:36]

Wonderful macro, Markus !!!
Colurs and details are wonderful.


tfs and have a beautiful day,
vlad


oups ... no more smilies for today. I'll comeback tomorrow.

comeback with the points ... have a sunny day

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• cstathoulis (13323)
• [2006-03-17 4:39]

Hi Markus,

I have never seen such an impressive creature!
Its colours are incredible! It contrasts so nice with its environment! Fantastic POV and DOF! Lovely lighiting! Impressive composition!
Very well done!!!

Constantinos

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• luro (160)
• [2006-03-17 7:41]

Markus,

I love this one. A good clear close shot of this creature. Well done and keep them coming.
Lukas

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• Refugee (25532)
• [2006-03-17 14:55]

Hello Markus, fascinating colours, as Chris says the grasshoppers here are either a brown or green and very dirty colours too. I think you have done well for the shot being hand held and the absence of the macro lens. Sharp enough to still be clear and good DOF. TFS
David
PS Many thanks for your comment on Foggy Sunrise

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• btokaz (5744)
• [2006-03-24 5:03]

Beautiful shot Markus. Great colors, detail and composition. Perfect for me...
Tomasz

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• JohnTulip (35290)
• [2006-03-26 13:08]

This and yall your latest look so super Markus
You realy brought yourself to a higher level in photo art. This macro is also super! TFS
John T
(good framing lately)

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• ScottHale (136)
• [2006-03-27 10:48]

Markus,
Nice capture. I have never seen one of these before. I think you did a good job with the composition and the OOF BG.
Nice work!
Scott

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• ckradolfer (0)
• [2006-04-06 0:46]

Wow is this for real, never have I seen such a grasshopper, only the green ones. TFS this is really interesting. great shot nice and sharp
Christine.

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• Tyanne (0)
• [2006-04-20 11:54]

What a nice grasshoper, great shot , I love it , congratulations

Tyanne

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• jacojvr (4032)
• [2006-05-08 5:04]

good one Markus,

striking colours, now if only the sun had shone... it's been a tough summer for us photographers in SA

jaco

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• radoy34 (70)
• [2006-05-11 2:52]
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• Janice (32968)
• [2006-05-12 5:16]

Hi Markus, this fellow doesn't look real! Quite a beautiful insect, it looks like it is covered in armour. Stunning colurs too. Well done,
Janice

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• limba3 (13282)
• [2006-05-14 3:54]

Hi
Beautiful colours. Very well done.
Anna

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• Rita (492)
• [2006-08-31 17:37]

How so good photograph so beautiful e, is simply fabulosa! She is pretty! The image very transmits a strong sensation and an enormous will of living this wonderful moment of the nature.