get out of my face!

This young grasshopper was on the hand rail of my pergola enjoying the sun. He was so tiny I almost missed him. I could tell he was getting annoyed with me, I pushed my luck too far and he jumped off onto a bush never to be seen again. lol

Link to my other photo for today if you want to take a look!
http://365project.org/dianeburns/others-2014/2014-03-15

[Karen]

Fantastic...Instant Fav....well done you.

[Islandgirl]

Lovely close up Diane.................he is quite the scary looking fellow.

[Deb]

Fantastic close up! You annoyed him just enough to get a great shot.

[Diane]

@rustymonkey Thanks Karen for the encouraging comments and fav! Much appreciated!

[Diane]

@radiogirl He was sooo tiny!

[Diane]

@dgrynn Yes I think he was too young to realize he should have jumped away much sooner!

[Harbie]

Great close up and detail! Great shot! It is so interesting to look at all its different parts. I don't mind bug and spiders as long as they are not on me!

[Candace]

Love the color, detail and subject! Fav!

[Diane]

@harbie I think they are very interesting and sometimes beautiful up close certainly some insects.

[Diane]

@ribbet9 thank you for the lovely comments and Fav Candace!

[Sam]

Wonderful close up Diane, good on you!

[Kat]

Great shot, fantastic close up :)

[Diane]

@gigiflower Thanks Sam!

[Diane]

@darthkitty Thanks Kat :)

[sally agnew]

Great macro, funny how these little critters avoid the paparazzi :-)

[Dione Giorgio]

Great macro and detail.

[Leah]

Great closeup ... can't believe you were able to get that close. Love Sally's comment about the paparazzi!

[June]

Great capture!

[Diane]

@hermann thanks Sally, i think he was too young to realise he should get away quicker than he should, it was a bit of luck for me that he stayed as long as he did :)

[Diane]

@sangwann thank you Dione.

[Diane]

@lealady thank you Leah, he was to young to know he shouldn't let me get so close I think!

[Diane]

@junep thanks June!

[Nina Ganci]

great capture and well timed

[Katie]

Quite a lot of attitude for such a little body.

[Linsey]

Great closeup and details

[Gnome]

Fab detail. Great capture!

[Sierra Nicole]

cool macro! the detail is awesome

[Diane]

@ninaganci thank you Nina, thanks for the follow back!

[Diane]

@archaeofrog I think he was too young to know the correct protocol when a human comes too close! haha

[Diane]

@kiscsillag Thank you!

[Diane]

@gnome Thanks a lot!

[Diane]

@sierranicole423 Thank you, I just couldn't get the very end of his legs and body properly focused, I will keep trying!

[Kareen King]

Haha! Great close-up!

[Poppo Livy]

Good macro Diane

[philip maddever]

great close up...fav......glad you didnt squash him even though he was probably off to feed on your garden

[Diane]

@kareenking I was so surprised he stayed as long as he did!

[Diane]

@terryliv I'm trying on manual focus, it's so hard to get it all in focus. I'll just keep chipping away.

[Diane]

@philipmad1 He probably was Philip, we have rabbits, snails, slugs, grasshoppers, cockatoos, the list is never ending, so if they are going to eat may plants I am going to take their photo, if I can that is! lol

[philip maddever]

@dianeburns ha ha

[Helen]

Fantastic close up shot

[Lynn]

Lovely macro shot, good DOF

[Stephanie Swift]

Still, you got a nicely detailed shot of him!

[Diane]

@dizzyd Thank you Helen, one day I will hopefully get everything in focus! lol

[Diane]

@rubicon Thanks Lynn!

[Diane]

@tristansmum I'll keep trying Stephanie! Thank you.

[Kate Carling]

Wow, such detail. He's a beautiful creature and the background and foreground show him off so well.

[Diane]

@hh Thanks Kate!