Took this last year. This grasshopper was being shy and trying to hide from me. Does the OOF fence post it's sitting on bother you? I know I probably should have shot this with a higher f-stop to get more DOF, but not much I can do about that now. Any C&C are welcome!
Olympus SP-550 UZ
f3.5 @ 1/100, ISO 100, -0.7 EV
Program mode, pattern metering, auto WB, natural light
Processed in PS CS2; cropped, curves adjustment, S/H, saturation increase, noise reduction, and sharpened
Christopher, I am not crazy about the OOF post but I like your grasshopper-he does look shy. I do see some noise -but your little guy has good details. Thanks for sharing such an interesting image.
If the post had been lower down on his body so his entire face was visible I think I would have overlooked it easier. He is a cute one! I bet f5.6 would have got you the depth you wanted to get the entire bug in focus but still left you with a nice BG. Oh well...there's always this year!
Thanks for the comments. I'll have to remember to use a higher f-stop next time. I can't wait for spring to come so there are insects to photograph again!
Hey Christopher, I agree, can't wait for spring to pop. I have to go along with the rest on the post, it's a little overpowering. You did very well on the head focus and the BG.