Again taken as my hometown where I was at vacation till today. Just a grasshopper on purple leaved plant (dont know what it is called). I had few 'better' ones of Mr.Hopper, but this one has prominent bokeh.
Simple postprocessing in Picasa -
Cropped
Auto color and levels
Sharpening
NeatImage
Thats it!
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Answering the questions which I got in comments -
1. I did not changed the hues. I did changed light temprature to little colder though.
2. No. I did not painted the guy :) I still find bugs creepy.
3. I'm not too sure of radiation levels at my hometown, but I'm sure 99% of the population does not know what nuclear/radiation means :)
4. The plant is "naturally" purple :)
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Great shot. Love the detail and colours in the bug. You were up against some good competition but I thought you shoud have ended up a bit higher than you were.
The bokeh is nice. I just dont know if you should have converted the colors to this level. I think keeping natural would have made this look just awesome.
You've found an interesting subject but it's too busy overall. A shallower DoF to distance the subject and cause more of a blur in the bokeh may work better.
Good looking guy. The oof area isn't very well defined and does not add to the picture, in fact it is bit too busy for my liking. Nice composition though. A slightly above average entry.
I already voted, now back for comments. I gave you a 10 on this shot. Lovely colors, crisp detail, excellent subject and bokeh. The expression (if you want to call it that) on his face is priceless.
It is a Dr. Suess grassamahopper from the town of leafnflopper. Where did you find a purple leaf, and a yellow and blue grasshopper? And have you had that place checked for radiation?
I've never seen a grasshopper that colour before. The background bokeh seems leasing enough. Focus is very good. I wonder if the hue has been switched? 8.
Wow! That is a seriously dressed up hopper! I really like the bold patternig and color of Mr. Hopper contrasted against the soft purple of the background...very nice.
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