Trimerotropis pallidipennis - Pallid-Winged Grasshopper - Arizona
Technical details:
Lens: Canon MP-E 1-5x macro lens
Body: Canon EOS 20D
Flash: Canon MT-24EX twin-flash, diffused through tracing paper
Settings: ISO 100, f/14, 1/250 sec
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This is beautiful :)
Wow. Even the eyes are camouflaged!
wow! very professional..this is really great! :-)I like also the green grasshopper ;-)
Thanks for the links to all that great info on your other blog. But that still leaves me with one other question: How do you get the little buggers to pose so nicely for you?
This is such an amazing photo. I had no idea that a grasshopper looks like a disgruntled old man close up!
Thanks for the links to all that great info on your other blog. But that still leaves me with one other question: How do you get the little buggers to pose so nicely for you?
thnaks..