MACRO MONDAYS -- A Daisy and a Grasshopper Part 2
posted by micki at 9/11/2006 09:11:00 AM
Monday, September 11, 2006
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- Name: micki
- Location: United States
No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
31 Comments:
Yesterday’s image was of two support legs for one of the very large coasters at Busch Gardens. I was waiting with the boys for my daughters to ride one of the water rides, and thought the supports would make a good Take a Guess shot.
Awhile back I posted a picture of this grasshopper on the daisy where he wasn’t in the center of the flower. Someone commented that they’d like to have seen the grasshopper in the center of the daisy. I just so happened to have that photo. I think enough time has passed to allow for showing it today. I’m posting it today because the grasshoppers are in short supply around here right now. Ernesto must have drowned them all with the rain that fell. Most nights, if I can find any, they are still quite small. Normally I wouldn’t care, but our toads and frogs are getting hungry. I finally had to buy a container of Canadian Nightcrawlers yesterday when out shopping. Man, you all grow ‘em big up there. You should have seen the little toads eating those worms! It took a while, but they got them down. I think they’re good for awhile now. No more rumbling frog tummies.
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Kodak Ultra Color ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/45
Aperture Setting - f-16 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
Metered off a gray card for exposure
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Micki. You tell the story with such gusto!! Glad the frogs are no longer hungry. How long will it be before you have to get more food for them? I can't really remember the last grasshopper photo but this one is lovely. He looks like he absolutely belongs on that daisy.
Lovely shot, there is alot of detail on both of the subjects.
i think this is the first time that i see a photo of a grasshopper on a flower. it's a neat capture.
very nice, the grasshopper looks almost to sharp! (ok now there's something you don't hear often, too sharp, lol) I love froggies and toadie, we have 20 itty bitty toad babies right now, boy do I hear ya about feeding, I find myself outside scraping aphids off my plants, scouring the yard for anything and everything, I don't know why I never thought of worms..... maybe when they get a bit bigger, right now they are the size of half a fingernail! anyway, great shot!
lovelu macro...i like color and detail here:-)))
Wonderfully gruesome narrative to accompany this delightful pic. “ . . our toads and frogs are getting hungry . . “ oh, what a smile of a line!
great macro, .
is so difficult to get the highlights right in this kind of shots, very well done!
Lovely colors and a strange model (never seen a grasshopper on a flower), great macro!
Hi Micky, excellent composition. Make sure you check out this one too:
http://www.brightsquares.com/index.php?showimage=45
What a great shot.
very nice....macro monday might just be my favourite day of ur week.....8/10
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Ah its good to be back here :)
Lovely light really is what I have to say, those whites are bright and at the same time have retained their crisp detail and its just so perfect that a little more would be overexposed. Of course gotta love the yellow :) GREAT GREAT SHOT!!!
Nice one, but my mental image of a grasshopper is a green funny looking insect. This one is brown and ugly maybe it's a whimsy?
This critter looks to be particularly well armored - no flowers will be messing with this little beastie!
Perfect exposure on the flower, the white is a really rich white. Lovely details on the flower as well.
OK, now did this grasshopper survive after the photo was taken? Did he end up as a toad snack? I'm sure that you probably picked him up, popped him in a container, and make toad-takeout of him!!! ;-)
Now, I seem to always learn something. I didn't realize that toads ate worms. Now that it's cooler, we're starting to see toads on the back porch again, but only at night.
Tena koe ehoa
Wow! Micki this is an exellent macro image. Fantastic detail and colours are so deep.
Super, great detail in the grasshopper and nice composition.
Wow! Really, really great shot Micki!
Oh man is this flower amazing enlarged on my PC! Your grasshopper looks different in your part of the world..I will post one soon that is green. P.S. we have a good supply in our gardens do you want some shipped your way! :)
Love the care you and the girls are giving the frogs!
Incredible camouflage! I'm amazed you even saw this fella!
Our grasshoppers look very different from yours. This shot looks great on my computer too. Nice rich colors and crisp white.
Beautiful macro shot !
Great macro shot!
Lovely shot. Composition is superb.
Lovely shot Micki. It's very difficult to have some details in dark and light zones. Without speaking about the yellow color for which the tone isn't easy to get the good one
Have a nice day Micki
ooh marvellous. I like how all lines lead to the grasshopper. Great shot...as always.
For a person that really is not into macro & flower shots, everytime I veiw your take on them, you make me like them a little more and wonder if I should go out there and take a few more of these types of images myself :)
Now that for me means you are posting some wickedly excellent macros & flower shots. Keep up the brilliant work.
Suby
I like the framing and the light but it does seem a tad soft on the old focus. I cannot see what is actually in focus. Great composition though. have you considered selling work micki
amazing - i've never seen such a small grasshopper! great stuff!
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