Monster Portrait Session (Page 4): If I am lucky enough to catch him again, hes going into an old aquarium and I will be doing some serious stage management and he will be in some...

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

fotosteve wrote:

Pretty neat stuff. This is a rather large specime... (show quote)

If I am lucky enough to catch him again, hes going into an old aquarium and I will be doing some serious stage management and he will be in some "wild environmental Pics"

Thanks for the comments

Ian

fotosteve Loc: Cincinnati,Oh

Thanks and good luck to your future imagery.

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

Babushka317 wrote:

I love the photos of the Grasshopper. He looks like he is wearing a coat of armor...but I think you should have named him "Joseph" but that is OK. "Jacob" would have liked this too...He liked nice bright colors too, I'm sure.

Thank you sweetheart, Its nice when some one KNOWS the bible and does not just spout out what they somewhere in their brain seem to remember. God Bless you love!

Ian

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

Sparkleplenty wrote:

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.

Thanks for the grear comment.
I used all manual settings on the camera including manual focus. As I do not have thr luxuary of a macro lens, I set the zoom at maximum (75mm) and the focus as close as possible, the move the camera back and forward till the grasshopper was sharp on the screen, then Click. Some camera movement is inevitable as I was holding the grasshopper in one hand and moving ad exposong with the other. About 90% of the pics were sharp enough to use but not sharp enough for the critcal enthusiast!

Ian

Fifty-Fifty Loc: Arkansas

you know all your shots past and present set a standard for alot of us to reach again youve out done yourself....i wonder do you think in one of that grasshoppers past life he was a "shutterbug" and knew how to hold still for his portrait

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

Fifty-Fifty wrote:

you know all your shots past and present set a standard for alot of us to reach again youve out done yourself....i wonder do you think in one of that grasshoppers past life he was a "shutterbug" and knew how to hold still for his portrait

Thanks for the comment, I will whisper your message in his ear if I can catch him again for a third session!

As a kid said when his mother asked him why he was smiling. I just pissed in a dogs ear. His mother said "You did What?' Kid said Yep I got him by his neck and went 'Psssst" in his ear! hah

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

waterbug49307 wrote:

Just goes to shows you what kind of help you can get from a subject you become friends with! Well done.

That's exactly what happened to me with Tilde531. We chatted , helped each other over photos and Voila and we fell in love.

You hit the nail on the head!

Now I have a very beautiful, great photographer as a very involved mentor as well.

Ian

Watch out next week when she starts producing real genuine Macro photographs!

Get em Theresa

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

Fifty-Fifty wrote:

you know all your shots past and present set a standard for alot of us to reach again youve out done yourself....i wonder do you think in one of that grasshoppers past life he was a "shutterbug" and knew how to hold still for his portrait

What part of Arkansas, Theresa and I will be moving just north of Eureka Springs very soon now! Cant wait! to living in the Ozarks

Ian

Fifty-Fifty Loc: Arkansas

northwest arkansas around bentonville/rogers, so you headed for holiday island? they have a wonderful photo club there, I was lucky enough to attend a meeting they had, all were pretty nice and they had some wonderful photos they shared

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

Fifty-Fifty wrote:

northwest arkansas around bentonville/rogers, so you headed for holiday island? they have a wonderful photo club there, I was lucky enough to attend a meeting they had, all were pretty nice and they had some wonderful photos they shared

You got it in one!

We have about 4 acres on the side of a mountain no one close to us. Surrounded by forest and white tailed deer. Did you know the lake there is over 800 miles perimeter and its stoxked with bass.

You have no ides how we are looking forward to it. I am looinf for a job in eirher Rogers or Bentonville.

Look forward to getting there before the fall colrs develope. Also cant wait to join the camera club.

Regards,

Ian (and Theresa) I dont know which of us is more anxious to get there!

Fifty-Fifty Loc: Arkansas

ianhargraves1066 wrote:

quote=Fifty-Fifty northwest arkansas around bent... (show quote)

Yes I did know abouth the lake I live near Beaver lake 1100 miles of shore line basically 70 miles long if you follow the old river channel... Id be excited to move there as well there are several p[laces near there that are photographers fav hot spots youll love it

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

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ianhargraves1066 wrote:

quote=Fifty-Fifty northwest arkansas around bent... (show quote)

Yes I did know abouth the lake I live near Beaver lake 1100 miles of shore line basically 70 miles long if you follow the old river channel... Id be excited to move there as well there are several p[laces near there that are photographers fav hot spots youll love it[/quote]

Thanks for the advice. We have to build, maybe a log cabin with a basement. not sure yet, but we are looking for a small barn or warehouse to use for a studio!

Maybe an autumn photo shoot. Theresa has a knack for fall colors.

Ian

nerfherder photography Loc: Michigan

Very cool!

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

ianhargraves1066 wrote:

These are for the non-macro people who will not be... (show quote)

Ian, as far as I am concerned these are great set of a very colorful Grasshopper. They appear to be sharp limited only by the DOF.

Greg