He kept running away from me for a while, but then he stopped right under this piece of wood. As I was slowly getting closer, he kept moving his head out to check if I was still there...
Then he stopped moving, as if he thought he was safe enough, and that's how I got the shot below.


1/60s f/16.0 iso200

K10 with Vivitar 105mm.

C&C welcome.

[Stratman]

Very nice shot !

[photo_mom]

Hi Mike!

Great shot to reward your persistence in following him around! Except for the antennae, it looks like a face staring back at you.

[fletcherkane]

Ok, that is officially cool!
It reminds me of the movie "A Bug's Life" That could easily be a picture of the villian grasshopper in that movie.
Well done!

[mulder]

Good pic!Its make me smile how the hopper looked into the lens.

[daacon]

A bug's life indeed ! Olly Olly In come free ....nice persistenace and great close up

[Cideway]

Great shot

[NaClH2O]

One of the better insect marcos I've ever seen! Great shot Mike.

NaCl(does that mean he's now "it" ? )H2O

[Eaglerapids]

What Salty said!! Great use of that lens, I want one of those but I don't think I could get such a cool pic with it as you have.

[little laker]

Love it Mike.
I think that an animator could have a lot of fun using that photo as a template for a new character
Gary the Grasshopper has a nice ring to it.

[mikerigel]

Thanks everyone for your nice comments!!!
It's a holiday today so I might go in the yard find some bugs to shoot...