Monster Portrait Session
Jul 20, 2012 18:12:39 #
These are for the non-macro people who will not be so critical of the results.
Last week I shot some Grasshopper / locust pics which wer at the time pleasing to me as a non close up type photographer.
Well being persistant I chased up another victim and here are the results of his portrait session, still not as sharp as I would really like but I was pleased with them.
There are a lot of them so scan through the quick. The things that facinated me are the "Necklace the beast has and the tiny suction pads on his feet. I f you want to improve on them with PP which I dont have, feel free. All I can do is lighten or darken and increase the contrast a little.
If your there William, they might make good conversions to some of your highly colorful make overs.
These are not pinsharp as they were taken with an ancient (6 year old Canon Rebel) with the kit 75mm zoom (non Macro) at the closest focussing distance.
Next time I WILL get the sharp if I have to put the subject to sleep!
Ian
Last week I shot some Grasshopper / locust pics which wer at the time pleasing to me as a non close up type photographer.
Well being persistant I chased up another victim and here are the results of his portrait session, still not as sharp as I would really like but I was pleased with them.
There are a lot of them so scan through the quick. The things that facinated me are the "Necklace the beast has and the tiny suction pads on his feet. I f you want to improve on them with PP which I dont have, feel free. All I can do is lighten or darken and increase the contrast a little.
If your there William, they might make good conversions to some of your highly colorful make overs.
These are not pinsharp as they were taken with an ancient (6 year old Canon Rebel) with the kit 75mm zoom (non Macro) at the closest focussing distance.
Next time I WILL get the sharp if I have to put the subject to sleep!
Ian
Jul 20, 2012 18:13:23 #
Jul 20, 2012 18:23:07 #
Thanks Annemarie, Gorgeous is good. I am flattered! Thanks
Ian
Ian
Jul 20, 2012 18:29:50 #
Jul 20, 2012 18:34:57 #
Hey! I think one just jumped off the page! What the heck do you feed your bugs down there! Jen
Jul 20, 2012 18:59:39 #
JENNIFER wrote:
Hey! I think one just jumped off the page! What the heck do you feed your bugs down there! Jen
Not a lot Jennifer, the grass is very dry so I guess the grasshoppers are out looking for whatever they can find. They dont seem to be too crazy to jump around.
Thanks for the comment. I would have had many more but the camera stopped working and all I git was "ERROR99"
Someone told me to clean the contacts on the rear of the lens. Am not anywhere that I would like to mess with the camera so...
Ian
Jul 20, 2012 19:01:06 #
gmcase wrote:
:thumbup:
Colors are great!
Colors are great!
Thanks, you can hardly go wrong with the this fella. I nicknamed him "Jacob" after the fella in the Bible with the coar of many colors!
Ian
Jul 20, 2012 19:11:19 #
Wow,I didn't know grasshoppers could be so colorful and the photos look plenty sharp to me.
Jul 20, 2012 19:29:02 #
photophile wrote:
Wow,I didn't know grasshoppers could be so colorful and the photos look plenty sharp to me.
Thanks photophile. I hoped somone would say that but in truth the eye of the beast is not as sharp as it could be but the detail (even if not critically sharp to me is amazing , not the photography) but the incredible amount of patterns and detail of the anatomy of this little creature.
Ian
Where the sharpness doe show a little is in the dark yellow bits in the shell bit around his neck! Thats what I focussed on (manual focus and manual exposure)
Jul 20, 2012 20:28:15 #
I really LOVE this set, Ian,
Congrats! What a neat subject to photograph :D
Congrats! What a neat subject to photograph :D
Jul 20, 2012 20:31:06 #
Jul 20, 2012 23:12:52 #
tilde531 wrote:
I really LOVE this set, Ian,
Congrats! What a neat subject to photograph :D
Congrats! What a neat subject to photograph :D
Thanks so much sweetheart!
Ian
Jul 20, 2012 23:14:54 #
ianhargraves1066 wrote:
These are for the non-macro people who will not be... (show quote)
Wow! that's a big grasshopper.
Jul 20, 2012 23:37:58 #
Rachel wrote:
quote=ianhargraves1066 These are for the non-macr... (show quote)
Yes it is Rachel and he seems to like posing, not at all frisky he climbed my arm and was looking to hide in my hair>
Ian
Jul 20, 2012 23:50:48 #
Wow, what a pleasant surprise and the colors are amazing. I've not seen a grasshopper like that.
How do you take a pic like that, do you use a remote or a timer?
Thanks for sharing.
How do you take a pic like that, do you use a remote or a timer?
Thanks for sharing.
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