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Gutsy Grasshopper
Gutsy Grasshopper
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 7 Heavenly Virtues II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jun 22, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2008

 I think this little baby grasshopper meets the challenge in a humorous way. Voters' views may vary.

I originally found this guy living in a clump of daylilies, and he was there several days in a row for my photographing pleasure. But I usually found him in shadow (afternoon or later) and I couldn't figure out a way to connect this adorable baby to a virtue or a sin on a daylily. Maybe little guy being brave in a big world, but it was a very pretty world and I wasn't sure that would fly.

So I went out this morning (better light on him) and found not a single flower open on "his" clump. He was wandering around on a bud, probably wondering where all his safe hiding places had disappeared to.

On the other side of the house I have Coneflowers blooming in abundance, which would not only provide him with easy access to leaves for food but have these nice spikey bits that would look like he was walking on a bed of nails, which is brave, right? I clearly thought so ;-) I transported him across the yard and the rest is (fairly unremakable) history.

Looking at it now I'd like a little more DOF, but my little subject has long since vanished into the depths of the Coneflower patch.

PP - converted from RAW, levels, increased saturation and contrast, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

Statistics
Place: 57 out of 83
Avg (all users): 5.1551
Avg (commenters): 3.6000
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Views since voting: 1146
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Votes: 187
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 07/01/2008 06:02:15 PM
For some reason the grasshopper is not the first thing you see when looking at the image – maybe tighter crop would have worked better here – just my opinion.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/30/2008 11:56:22 AM
Where's the heavenly virture?
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Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 06/28/2008 12:22:21 AM
Which virtue is this?
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Sigma DP1x
06/27/2008 11:21:07 PM
Heavenly? Virtous? I'm trying...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/26/2008 07:36:52 PM
i have a hard time projecting any virtue onto an insect, would like to see more focus in the foreground /5
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