Let's talk about this...
by crabappl3

Comment:
Hey, Congratulations!

I guess we both like to look our subjects right in the eyes... all thirty-thousand of them!

Fernando
by timmi

Comment:
Great job!

Message edited by author 2003-09-15 12:31:19.

Libellule
by eweb

Comment:
Great specimen! I have a really good image of a similar species myself. Unfortunately, I find this image lacking in tonal range and the critical focus is not on the EYES. Seems unsharp overall.

Interrupting Dinner
by tfaust

Comment:
Nice subject; bad lighting, bad focus (focus on the eyes), depth of field is too shallow.

Grasshopper
by Shannon

Comment:
This image has a lot of noise (grainy-looking) and is very lacking in color fidelity (range of tonal values like the grey scale below). Composition-wise, the problem is the grasshopper is looking away from us; it's a butt-shot! Move around to the front of the grasshopper next time and shoot from a slightly lower angle.

the intimate locust
by grigrigirl

Comment:
This is a very excellent, artsy-looking image, but those look like cicada EXOSKELETONS to me. How can you get intimate with a couple of hollow shells?

Ruddy Darter
by pinback

Comment:
Very similar to some images of my own, but not ones that I like. I don't think that dragonflies look very good with their wings in that position. Wait for it to take off and land in that spot again with its wings out and you'll get a much better image. This species has very striking thorax coloration, but it's covered up by the wings. It's got that "droopy" look.

I love my grass
by pitsaman

Comment:
Great photo of a grasshopper. I've found grasshoppers to be rather easy subjects and not very challenging.

DeadBUG
by tfarrell23

Comment:
How is this getting intimate? It's dead, deceased, history, it's an ex-bug, it's no longer with us.

The Invader
by RiderGal

Comment:
Depth of field is too shallow. Eyes aren't entirely sharp and in-focus.