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A Perfect Speciman · **10 Likes**

for a photo...or a tasty treat for a bird.

**Apet-Sure** · 07-22-2021, 11:46 AM

Not the most beautiful bug, but certainly a beautiful capture. That lens really performs. Well done!

**pichaser** · 07-22-2021, 05:43 PM

Very nice Photo .

**rm2** · 07-22-2021, 06:29 PM

Humans have been known to eat them too. ;-) Very nice photo.

Philoslothical · 07-22-2021, 06:33 PM

It's a beauty, and you nailed the focus. I like the soft lighting, too.

I'm just curious, how often do you find microplastics on the bugs you shoot like this? I'd be hard pressed to find a grasshopper so clean!

**MikeNArk** · 07-22-2021, 06:46 PM

It is a very nice specimen and photo. In the upper Midwest they have been way too plentiful this year.

**SelrahCharleS** · 07-22-2021, 06:47 PM

Nice shot!

**K2 to K50** · 07-22-2021, 07:02 PM

You are really getting into the macros/closeups these days, Todd!

This is another good one - it is amazing that the 55-300mm PLM can take such shots. But it does, and does it very well, as you have shown here.

**angkymac** · 07-22-2021, 07:56 PM

Not only the perfect specimen, but also the perfect shot of that specimen.
Impressed by that lens!
Angky.

reynb · 07-23-2021, 01:02 AM

Wow! wonderful image!

**eaglem** · 07-23-2021, 01:12 AM

Light must have been very good to produce the great colour and detail in this shot

**ToddK** · 07-23-2021, 07:10 AM

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

Not the most beautiful bug, but certainly a beautiful capture. That lens really performs. Well done!

Thank you Apet-Sure!

Originally posted by pichaser

Very nice Photo .

Thanks so much pichaser!

Originally posted by rm2

Humans have been known to eat them too. ;-) Very nice photo.

Thank you! Yes, but I would rather leave them for the birds...

Originally posted by Philoslothical

t's a beauty, and you nailed the focus. I like the soft lighting, too.
Thank you!
I'm just curious, how often do you find microplastics on the bugs you shoot like this? I'd be hard pressed to find a grasshopper so clean!

To be honest, I have not photographed many grasshoppers. I certainly couldn't tell from looking at it how perfect its condition was until I processed it.

Originally posted by MikeNArk

It is a very nice specimen and photo. In the upper Midwest they have been way too plentiful this year.

Thanks Mike! They can be be pretty damaging pests.

Originally posted by SelrahCharleS

Nice shot!

Thank you!

Originally posted by K2 to K50

You are really getting into the macros/closeups these days, Todd!

This is another good one - it is amazing that the 55-300mm PLM can take such shots. But it does, and does it very well, as you have shown here.

Thanks K2 to K50! I agree I have gotten pretty deep into insect photography lately. Maybe it is because Texas has so many of them.

Originally posted by angkymac

Not only the perfect specimen, but also the perfect shot of that specimen.
Impressed by that lens!
Angky.

Thanks Angky! I have to say that the 55-300 PLM is a lens that delivers way above its price point.

Originally posted by reynb

Wow! wonderful image!

Thank you!

Originally posted by eaglem

Light must have been very good to produce the great colour and detail in this shot

Thanks EM! There was enough cloud cover to soften up the lighting, and the concrete diffused it very well. I was amazed at the colors of the bug when I processed the photo.

**DW58** · 07-23-2021, 08:00 AM

Amazing detail. Excellent shot Todd.

**Sailor** · 07-23-2021, 08:30 AM

Sharp, detailed and alien! great job.

Jer

**swip** · 07-23-2021, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by ToddK

for a photo...or a tasty treat for a bird.

Very crisp shot.

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07-22-2021, 11:46 AM	#2
Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	Not the most beautiful bug, but certainly a beautiful capture. That lens really performs. Well done!

07-22-2021, 05:43 PM	#3
pichaser Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,768	Very nice Photo .

07-22-2021, 06:29 PM	#4
rm2 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hudson Valley - NY Posts: 778	Humans have been known to eat them too. ;-) Very nice photo.

07-22-2021, 06:33 PM	#5
Philoslothical Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,889	It's a beauty, and you nailed the focus. I like the soft lighting, too. I'm just curious, how often do you find microplastics on the bugs you shoot like this? I'd be hard pressed to find a grasshopper so clean!

07-22-2021, 06:46 PM	#6
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,051	It is a very nice specimen and photo. In the upper Midwest they have been way too plentiful this year.

07-22-2021, 06:47 PM	#7
SelrahCharleS Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 935	Nice shot!

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K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,784	You are really getting into the macros/closeups these days, Todd! This is another good one - it is amazing that the 55-300mm PLM can take such shots. But it does, and does it very well, as you have shown here.

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angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,942	Not only the perfect specimen, but also the perfect shot of that specimen. Impressed by that lens! Angky.

07-23-2021, 01:02 AM	#10
reynb Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bundaberg, Australia. Posts: 1,267	Wow! wonderful image!

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eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,131	Light must have been very good to produce the great colour and detail in this shot

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07-23-2021, 07:10 AM	#12
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,513 Original Poster	Originally posted by Apet-Sure Not the most beautiful bug, but certainly a beautiful capture. That lens really performs. Well done! Thank you Apet-Sure! Originally posted by pichaser Very nice Photo . Thanks so much pichaser! Originally posted by rm2 Humans have been known to eat them too. ;-) Very nice photo. Thank you! Yes, but I would rather leave them for the birds... Originally posted by Philoslothical t's a beauty, and you nailed the focus. I like the soft lighting, too. Thank you! I'm just curious, how often do you find microplastics on the bugs you shoot like this? I'd be hard pressed to find a grasshopper so clean! To be honest, I have not photographed many grasshoppers. I certainly couldn't tell from looking at it how perfect its condition was until I processed it. Originally posted by MikeNArk It is a very nice specimen and photo. In the upper Midwest they have been way too plentiful this year. Thanks Mike! They can be be pretty damaging pests. Originally posted by SelrahCharleS Nice shot! Thank you! Originally posted by K2 to K50 You are really getting into the macros/closeups these days, Todd! This is another good one - it is amazing that the 55-300mm PLM can take such shots. But it does, and does it very well, as you have shown here. Thanks K2 to K50! I agree I have gotten pretty deep into insect photography lately. Maybe it is because Texas has so many of them. Originally posted by angkymac Not only the perfect specimen, but also the perfect shot of that specimen. Impressed by that lens! Angky. Thanks Angky! I have to say that the 55-300 PLM is a lens that delivers way above its price point. Originally posted by reynb Wow! wonderful image! Thank you! Originally posted by eaglem Light must have been very good to produce the great colour and detail in this shot Thanks EM! There was enough cloud cover to soften up the lighting, and the concrete diffused it very well. I was amazed at the colors of the bug when I processed the photo.

07-23-2021, 08:00 AM	#13
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,062	Amazing detail. Excellent shot Todd.

07-23-2021, 08:30 AM	#14
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Sharp, detailed and alien! great job. Jer

07-23-2021, 09:10 AM	#15
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,824	Originally posted by ToddK for a photo...or a tasty treat for a bird. Very crisp shot.