Neon Grasshopper

[Jim Bridges]

I cropped and did a levels adjustment make it this color:)

[Ken Childs]

Jim, now that is GREEN! :D

I like the color and the comp but would like it more if the antenna wasn't cut off. There are a few dark spots in the BG that are slightly distracting and could be easily smoothed out. There's 1 tiny white spot on the right that needs to go away. I wonder what caused that?

[Jim Bridges]

Jim, now that is GREEN! :D

I like the color and the comp but would like it more if the antenna wasn't cut off. There are a few dark spots in the BG that are slightly distracting and could be easily smoothed out. There's 1 tiny white spot on the right that needs to go away. I wonder what caused that?

That white spot on the right is the little dudes foot...I almost removed it but kept it on this one:). It's fun playing with curves... you can really get some weird colors..:D

[Ken Childs]

Hey Jim, the spot I'm looking at is 1 white pixel near the right edge, below and to the right of the foot.

[denise ippolito]

Jim, You came up with something very interesting here. The green is lovely. I like the basic comp. but feel it may be a tiny bit too tight top and bottom. Nice smooth BG. Nice HA:)

[Jim Bridges]

Hey Jim, the spot I'm looking at is 1 white pixel near the right edge, below and to the right of the foot.

I see what you're talking about now wow you got really good eyes!!:D You forced me to go look at the original raw file and see if it was on it and it wasn't so now I'm truly stumped.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Jim, I like your very green grasshopper! Good to see you experimenting with curves. You can get some interesting effects with that simple adjustment layer. It does seem a bit tight in the frame but I like it a lot.

[Jim Bridges]

Hi Jim, I like your very green grasshopper! Good to see you experimenting with curves. You can get some interesting effects with that simple adjustment layer. It does seem a bit tight in the frame but I like it a lot.

Thanks Kerry! I guess I'm going to have to get PS at some point down the line so I can really get OOTB with post processing... I like doing it with the camera too.

[Judy Howle]

I like your green-toned image. It has a sort of translucent quality too.

You gotta watch these guys, they have great eyes and can spot things mere mortals overlook :p

Judy

[Indranil Sircar]

That is a cool looking grasshopper. I like the green tone. Excellent details.

[Steve Adkins]

Jim, Green and in your face! Neat OOTB effect. The detail and color really makes this pop.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Jim, Love the color and detail. This is a really neat image.

[Christopher Miller]

Very cool grasshopper image, Jim! Love the details, comp, and bright neon green colors.

[Arthur Morris]

The colors and textures are amazing but count me in the too tight camp. I would love to see what this looked like out-of-camera.

[Jim Bridges]

The colors and textures are amazing but count me in the too tight camp. I would love to see what this looked like out-of-camera.

This is the original raw file converted to jpeg. sized to 800 X 535 for the site. I usually shoot all of my images so I can do a little cropping on them if I have the opportunity...it gives me more options, but it depends on the subjects I'm shooting...some are more willing than others.:)

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks. I have a question: it the green thing to our left of the stalk part of the plant or part of the grasshopper? I had been assuming that it was a wing but am having second thoughts on that....

[Jim Bridges]

Thanks. I have a question: it the green thing to our left of the stalk part of the plant or part of the grasshopper? I had been assuming that it was a wing but am having second thoughts on that....

That is part of the plant. The wing is hidden behind the rear leg of the GH.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Jim, That's what I had finally figured out. Here's my thought: shooting wide to allow for cropping is a great plan. I do believe that the error here was that you were working in horizontal format; with the tall plant and the long grasshopper oriented vertically this should have been a vertical capture. You could have easily avoided the stuffed-in-the-frame look as seen here in Pane 1. Did you make any verticals?

[Jim Bridges]

Thanks Jim, That's what I had finally figured out. Here's my thought: shooting wide to allow for cropping is a great plan. I do believe that the error here was that you were working in horizontal format; with the tall plant and the long grasshopper oriented vertically this should have been a vertical capture. You could have easily avoided the stuffed-in-the-frame look as seen here in Pane 1. Did you make any verticals?

I believe the "error" was my cropping choice on this post...I wanted it to be OOTB too.:D Thanks for your thoughts!

[Arthur Morris]

I believe the "error" was my cropping choice on this post...I wanted it to be OOTB too.:D Thanks for your thoughts!

Hi Jim, YAW but either I disagree strongly or I was not making myself clear: with the horizontal capture, the best crop was simply not available.... Has you turned the camera on its side, there would have been a much more pleasing crop there.... Or try it this way: what did all the space on the sides do for you :) ?

[Jim Bridges]

Hi Jim, YAW but either I disagree strongly or I was not making myself clear: with the horizontal capture, the best crop was simply not available.... Has you turned the camera on its side, there would have been a much more pleasing crop there.... Or try it this way: what did all the space on the sides do for you :) ?

It would do the same as all the space above and below the main subject if I shot it as a vertical and I did shoot several verticals as well...it would be cropped out in the final image I wanted to make. The grasshopper was the subject of interest for me. I knew when I made the images that it would have to be cropped with the software because I could not get as close to the grasshopper as I needed to be. Now let me ask...if I would have cropped the image with more room at the top and bottom would we be having this conversation?:confused:

[Arthur Morris]

Jim, With your original too-tight horizontal capture you could not have cropped this with enough room on the bottom for me :) That's why I made my suggestion in the first place. Om addition, had you posted the original to start with I would have made the same suggestion (in part because the subject is too centered and a vertical would have been much stronger no matter how you framed it. I do not mean to be argumentative here; I am trying to help. Going vertical would have given you "more options."

[Jim Bridges]

Jim, With your original too-tight horizontal capture you could not have cropped this with enough room on the bottom for me :) That's why I made my suggestion in the first place. Om addition, had you posted the original to start with I would have made the same suggestion (in part because the subject is too centered and a vertical would have been much stronger no matter how you framed it. I do not mean to be argumentative here; I am trying to help. Going vertical would have given you "more options."

Artie, I not trying to be argumentative either but merely saying that I'd cropped it the exact same way (too tight) and posted it even if it was shot in the vertical format. The extra room at the top and bottom or from side to side made no difference in the final image to me. The bottom line is that it is cropped too tight and I'm fine with that evaluation from you and anyone else that thinks that it is. I posted it because I thought the color was interesting from the curve adjustments I made on it and that other folks just might enjoy seeing it as something a little different. Thanks for your help, sir.