Grasshopper flight

[Chris van Rooyen]

I was busy photographing Verreaux's Eagles when these guys started to fly by in their hundreds. I finally got one close enough to get the focus tracking to work properly. About a 50% crop. All comments welcome:)

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Date/Time: 2006:04:06 11:27:24
Shutter speed: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 300mm
Focal length: 300mm

[Mike Moats]

Hey Chris, WOW, awesome image. Great details, and the color combination in the wings are fantastic. I like the crop as is, but you could do a very slight crop as well. Very well done!!

[Arjan van der Stelt]

WoW great shot with nice colors, little suggestion is to crop a little from the bottom and give some more space at the top of the image.....

[Alfred Forns]

I'm impressed !!!!! Don't recall seeing images of flying insects Glad you were able to capture one Big Time Congrats !!!!!!!

...... agree with Mike's suggestion Got carried away with the image !!!!

[Fabs Forns]

This is outstanding, details and colors, big congratulations!!!! :)

[Tim Vidrine]

Awesome image! Great colors and detail. I also agree with Mike's suggestion.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This is very original, Chris. Great colors and perspective.

[Robert O'Toole]

Hi Chris you deserve an award for origionality. Excellent shot.

SA? I spent 3 months there in 2006! Miss my friends so much, the waves, the pies, Wors, B'tong and braaii, etc etc.

Thanks for posting,

Robert

[Jim Caldwell]

Another WOW! Love those colors!

[Michael Lloyd]

Chris- Outstanding! and Wow! That's definitely something that you don't see every day. Nice work!

[Nicole Brooker]

What an amazing grasshopper and photo. Great capture.

[Matthew Pugh]

Hi
An impressive shot for sure - and such a colourful little fellow
Thanks for the view
Matthew

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Wow, what an image !
I have never ever seen an insect flight image of this fashion !
I guess the 1/4000 did a fantastic job for u absolutely freezing the action...

rgds,
Kaushik

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks for the comments guys, appreciated:) Robert next time you are headed this way give us a shout, would love to show you some fantastic photographic venues:D

[David Steele]

This image is unbelievably good. Sets a new standard in its genre.

[Stephen Stephen]

Just beautiful Chris. The wing colours are amazing.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Just a dream shot!!! Congrats!!!