Don't blink! by cjwhite

Don't blink!

Don't blink or you'll lose sight of these little green grasshoppers! I looked away and it was gone!

There are some things that I really don't want to see in macro. When I looked at the pics on the computer, I noticed something was a little different as the pics progressed. Then I realized what it was! Grasshopper poop! Eeewww! I started to post one in my other album, but I didn't want to gross anybody out or offend anyone. :0)

Thank you for your views and comments!!! :0)
LOL . . stunning macro! Glad that you kept it "clean!" Seriously, this is fantastic.
March 25th, 2012  
amazing details, super shot
March 25th, 2012  
Wow ... you really could miss that!
March 25th, 2012  
It's antennae almost make it look like one of the flowers! Stunning! Fav.
March 25th, 2012  
Aww, he's actually kind of cute. Great DOF.
March 25th, 2012  
beautiful as usual, you're spot on with the sharpness and DOF. You've got me curious now, what does grasshopper poop look like?
March 25th, 2012  
HAHAHAHA!!!!! Awesome description and awesome pic!
March 25th, 2012  
well now i don't believe i have seen hopper poop on here yet.
March 25th, 2012  
@mgirard @chard You guys are tempting me to post it, but I know some people wouldn't like it. :0)
March 25th, 2012  
That is to funny. Thanks for posting this one
March 25th, 2012  
This is so beautiful
March 25th, 2012  
Gorgeous photo, Carolyn!
March 25th, 2012  
Great shot!
March 25th, 2012  
Fab photo!
March 25th, 2012  
A really beautiful shot though I don't like grasshoppers....^_^
March 25th, 2012  
What a cute grasshopper
March 25th, 2012  
Awww cool little guy and tee hee hee g'hopper poo!
March 25th, 2012  
@bobfoto I love your new profile pic!!!
March 25th, 2012  
Yes, they mix right in there and very easy to overlook
March 25th, 2012  
great dof! I love all the green, it feels so SPRING-y
March 25th, 2012  
@cjwhite - thank you very muchly!
March 25th, 2012  
Great focus and DOF ... I am always caught out lining up the image, taking care with focus and composure, one last look up before I press the shutter and then... nothing, subject gone LOL
March 25th, 2012  
Cute little feller, and great focus. Love the little splashes of pink all around.
March 25th, 2012  
Love this... They are hard to capture
March 25th, 2012  
Wow .. Brilliant catch .. Love it!
March 25th, 2012  
brilliant shot.. have you a macro lens?
March 25th, 2012  
A fave Carolyn - now, Grasshopper poop - nothing I've ever thought about before. :-)
March 25th, 2012  
wonderful!!! such great camoflauge
March 25th, 2012  
Beautiful capture.
March 25th, 2012  
Great capture!
March 25th, 2012  
This is beautiful composed and the capture of the grasshopper is wonderful. Fav.
March 25th, 2012  
Lovely capture :)
March 25th, 2012  
@bec01 Thank you! No, but i would love to have one! I did this with my 50mm. I do have some macro extension tubes that I've been playing with. :0)
March 25th, 2012  
Great capture - I can't wait until the bugs come back here and I can start taking pics of them again. I can lose a whole day looking at the ground! LOL
March 25th, 2012  
What a cute little fellow!
March 25th, 2012  
nice shot, beautiful grasshopper, i shall see them in august, i hope
March 25th, 2012  
Great micro and a beautiful capture
March 25th, 2012  
But remember this is your project not anyone else's. If you feel the need to post grasshopper turds, then do so. The people who are offended need to get over it. Photography is art and art, such as beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.

Many times I've posted photos that I think are gorgeous and hardly get more than a tepid response, while other times, I've quickly taken a shot, posted it and it gets rave reviews. Go figure, but it happens all the time.

Never be afraid to post something that you like.
March 25th, 2012  
Great macro grasshopper, looks good viewed large!
March 25th, 2012  
Beautiful close up!
March 25th, 2012  
@webfoot I don't really feel a need to post the grasshopper poop pic. LOL! It was just funny to me at the time. I had been down on my knees on the wet ground shooting pics and had no idea what I was capturing. He was really small and of course, the poop is in perfect focus. :0)
March 26th, 2012  
PP yay
March 26th, 2012  
another great shot, another PP congrats !!.
March 26th, 2012  
awesome shot! your story about grasshopper poop made me laugh! Last week I took some shots of a squirrel standing up so you could see HIS belly side. He was trying to get at the bird feeder and seemed pretty excited about it. When I viewed them on the computer, I could see how excited he was and I decided not to post that pic :)
March 26th, 2012  
I love it. I don't know if I would have noticed grasshopper poop ; )
March 26th, 2012  
This is beautiful! I really never thought about grasshopper poop til now! Thanks for the chuckle!!
March 26th, 2012  
Cutest green thing ever!
March 26th, 2012  
Nature is so amazing when it comes to camouflage.
March 27th, 2012  
Breathtaking! And I for one, would find it hard to be offended by grasshopper poop. Fave!
March 27th, 2012  
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