Tettigoniidae, v.5

Posted by Nawfal Nur (Penang, Malaysia) on 26 May 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

A low-level macro photograph of a Tettigoniidae (long-horned variety of grasshopper), during a rainstorm.

Mike from Aberdeen, United Kingdom

i love just how green it is, a squarer crop to remove some of the background from the right might have been better, but since it has colour in it it kinda works.

26 May 2007 1:18pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Excellent vibrant shot.

I think you could make a stunning print image from this shot by burning in the background to draw attention to the hopper. If you have Photoshop, try the render lighting filter, set to 'omni' with a smallish circle around the hopper, then reducing the exposure. This would really make it pop out.

26 May 2007 5:47pm

Evie from Fairfax, United States

Great shot. Wonderful contrast between the grasshopper and the background.

26 May 2007 9:23pm

Nawfal Nur from Penang, Malaysia

Thanks for the comments everyone.

As far as the crop - it was intended to be landscape like this, as I also liked the wonderful color of stones in the wet concrete and it looks like the hopper is looking at something to the right.

I also wanted the hopper to be seen in its environment, at that time, at that place on that day. I often don't like square cropping with live subjects, you know, that bullet composition. It works well if it is a portrait of a subject, like my toad image; but if you want to see the subject in its little slice of nature, then you also need to see a little of its "nature."

The nice thing about photography is that there are a number of ways you can shoot an image, and another number of ways you can edit an image with software.

Sometimes, you just want the "RAW" look, of how it was, when it was taken, and that is essentially what I've done here.

However, there are a number of suggestions above that would also work.

Again, thanks for all your input...Much appreciated.

Nawfal

27 May 2007 12:25am

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

well,i think this photo is Great ! very original and somehow can connect myself to the image,feel and imagine the very moment it was there and photographed,Well done !

27 May 2007 6:02am

Nawfal Nur from Penang, Malaysia

Thank you very much, Yee Wei! I appreciate your input! Regards.

27 May 2007 5:40pm

Susan from United States

I love the burst of color and the composition really adds to that pop.

31 May 2007 1:31am

Nawfal Nur from Penang, Malaysia

Many regards, Susan! : )

31 May 2007 4:32am

Add your comment ...

next day →

Canon PowerShot A620
1/40 second
F/7.1
8 mm