Shot in manual mode using a manual-focus-only macro lens set wide open at f/2.8. (Normally I don't pay much attention to this setting and rely on EXIF to tell me, but since this lens doesn't record that in EXIF, I had to just pick one and adjust other settings to compensate. It was a good exercise for me!)
Although I shot this primarily as a technical study, I really liked the way the green-on-green shallow DOF was looking. It was just a bit much, and so I decided to go monochrome and then recover the spirit of that greenness through some creative re-coloring. I liked the way the grasshopper's details really pop in monochrome.
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This is beautiful macro work, soft and delicate but still full of tiny details. The shallow depth of field gives it such a dreamy, almost otherworldly feeling, and the muted tones make it even more elegant. Beautifully seen and captured. Congratulations on the win, kanaj! 🫶🏻
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