Katydid Nymph

[Jim Bridges]

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Nikon D 80
Tamron AF 180/3.5 Macro lens
Manual focus
F/8 @ 1/30 second
ISO 200
Tripod in natural light.
PP NX 2
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[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jim,
I'm in the school of if you're gonna clip it....do it bold! Since it is nearly impossible to get the antenna in focus and you lose some of the importance of the katydid if you include them.....I'd suggest a crop off the top and left (middle of the 2nd black band top and proportional left).....further emphasizing the katydid and eliminating and OOF distractions. Just a thought as the light and pose are VG!

[Norm Dulak]

Jim.

I think Roman is on to something here. The outer reaches of the image that are out of focus IMO arguably don't make a positive contribution to the overall impression. But the detail, sharpness and color of the body of your katydid are all very interesting. Crop in more on that and it should be neat.

[Jim Bridges]

I like your suggestions! :bg3: Thanks for the help!
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[Bob Miller]

Jim....loving the repost! I especially like the detail in the face on this guy! Great work!

[Norm Dulak]

I like your suggestions! :bg3: Thanks for the help!
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Really nice Jim!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I love these little guys. repost suggestion does work andi wouldn't have thought it. Great position of the katydid and nice detail as well.

[christopher galeski]

like the repost,good BG,nice detail.welldone.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Glad you liked the suggestion Jim! Works for me!!!

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Jim. Nice action shot of this guy feeding and I like the pose and all the detail in the head and thorax. The repost takes this up a notch. Very well done.

[Susan Candelario]

Great details, pose and action shot, Jim. Really like the repost. Very nice job!