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    Blake Shadle
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    I know very little about insects, and I don't try to pretend like I do :) Therefore, this is an image of a bug I found in the Everglades ;)

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    Camera: Nikon D200
    Lens: Sigma 70-300 @ 300mm (little macro flippy thing switched on)
    Manual Exposure, 1/200 @ f/6.3
    ISO 800, Handheld

    Thanks for looking! Comments welcomed and appreciated.

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    Jim Caldwell
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    Ahhh grasshopper - I believe what you have there is a Romalea microptera, or eastern lubber grasshopper. A very young grasshopper! Very nice capture, Blake! Nice contrast and use of dof on the leaf.

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    Robert O'Toole
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    These guys are cool when they swarm in the mornings.

    Good work with the razor thin DOF blake and as usual good work for 1/200 considering it was handheld!!!

    Robert

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    Nice composition Blake and sharp where it counts. Love the lime green BG!!

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    Fabs Forns
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    Excellent use of depth of field!

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    great dof and I love the colours on this little guy:-)

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    Robert Amoruso
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    Excellent work Blake.

    I just got done telling Peter in his post I appreciate his details on his subjects. I got a laugh when you said, its a bug that's all I know.:)

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    Matthew Pugh
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    Hi
    You have placed the focus nicely in this shot, and certainly displayed an open look that has impact. I personally find the image very visually one sided though, and I wonder if perhaps a vertical composition would have brought more of a balance look? Still a cool image mind you
    All the best
    Matthew

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    Mike Moats
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    Hey Blake, you may not know much about insects, but it looks like you have an idea on how to shoot them. Good framing, DOF, and color. Well done.

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    Hi Blake,

    Love this shot!
    Great choice of DOF and the insect really grabs my attention!
    I feel cropping a bit of the top and left side would improve this even more!

    Well done and thank you for posting!

    Greetings,

    Jeroen Stel

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