Hoppy Day

I was sitting out on the porch tonight with the puppies, and I happened to see this little guy sitting on top of one of the flowers in my Wife's flower arrangement. He was a tiny little guy, "minimally" visible unless you were close. So I figured, it would require "minimal" effort to capture a photo of him. So I got up with "minimal" effort, retrieved my camera and grabbed a few shots. He may have been about 3/4" long, and he cooperated nicely while I photographed him, and provided me with a cool theme photo for tonight. Have a wonderful evening.

[Thom Mitchell]

Awesome, Rick!! Wow Great focus. Two colors. I love it!

[Carolyn White]

Wow! This is so awesome!!! I love the colors and details! Wonderful pic! :0)

[Diana Moss]

Wonderful contrasting colours on this picture Rick hope you have a good evening too

[Beth]

wow he is very cool, love the colors. wonderful capture

[cglist]

Wow! What great colors! Neat find!

[Courtney]

Awesome macro! I love his coloring! Fabulous find

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Is he a grasshopper? Look at those spots! What a great catch!

[Rick Schies]

@kchuk As far as I know it is a grasshopper. I thought a baby perhaps. According to my Wife, he had been there most of the day.

[Cindy Muir]

Great macro! Maybe the florist put him there! lol

[DEnos]

great shot!! wow his color really pops against that flower ~ no blending in there!!! :)

[Allison Williams]

Love his big buggy eyes. You did a great job with the DOF.

[Kerri]

Beautiful little guy

[Bob G]

Good one for the theme. Great contrast!

[Julie Cortens]

Great capture and nice and sharp.

[Terry]

wow, Rick, the clarity of this is amazing. Your shots are becoming so professional. Nice job

[Lori Rompolski]

wow, gorgeous shot and such brilliant color!

[Mary More]

It certainly was nice of that lovely green colored grasshopper would sit on that pretty yellow flower so you could take this perfect picture. How lucky can one guy get??? This is awesome. Just gorgeous.

[Joi Tjeerdsma]

I am not a bug person, but I love this shot. He is very well defined and really stands out against the yellow of the flower.

[Karen Hurd (hwy61)]

oh, boy, this is a good capture, rick!

[Alta D©]

Love the softness of the tones. Glad he is not camera shy!

[Alecio]

OMG, this is amazing, I saw so many macros today and I loved all, this one, has so vibrant colors, just too beautiful.

[Laurie Higgins]

This is stunning, Rick! The colors, the focus, the processing - all perfect!

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

That is the greenest grasshopper I have ever seen! Fabulous capture!

[Jen Dee]

Fantastic detail. And I really like the green on the yellow!

[martyjk]

Nice colur green you have there rick.

[Lakshmi Sharath]

awesome details..great shot

[Rudi Teruel]

cool capture, rick..... very sharp....

[Kate Klinck]

oh i love this Rick!!! fave for me!!!

[Wendy]

Wow, great color contrast and fantastic detail and focus!

[Carolyn Sue]

Cool capture!!!

[Sean]

Beautiful colour on this little guy! Nice shot, Rick!

[Arnold Garza]

This is awesome detail and color!!! Beautiful job Rick!!!

[Constance Brinkley]

Wow, you are quick with the trigger. Nice shot and so much color.

[Pat Knowles]

Wow so green !! Great detail &colour !!

[michansam]

can't help but sing after reading this (Sister Act style)
love the speckles! great detail

[Denise]

Awesome color and focus.

[Sue]

this "minimal" green guy made me smile...you Majorly captured the theme here Rick! nice colors and detail.

[Karen Sylvia]

The details are just WOW!

[Harsha]

love all the detail! cool shot

[Lois P]

Wow! What a wonderful macro - good shot!

[FaerieMoon]

My first reaction, "Oh, he's so cool!!" I really like the bright colours--he's posing so nicely for you too (:

[Nikkers]

Looks Almost good enough to eat...

[Margaret Tryon]

What amazing colors. Just beautiful.

[bruni]

Great close up.. nice details and a beautyful color against the flower.

[Denise Vetromile]

what a great capture, Rick! The colors are SO vibrant, especially love the green ...

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Such vibrant colors- Can't really figure out what kind he is, but he's fun to look at. I hope he chirped real nice for you.

[Pam Hawkes]

Great close up. Love the colours and details.

[Brenda Baird]

Wonderful capture and great shot!

[Mrs. Smith]

Great details!!! I can't believe how close you were able to get. It's nice of him to pose!

[Pamela Mandeville]

Amazing close-up! Love the detail and the color combination. And it's so cute :)

[Ines Botto]

amazing colours and focus. The little dots all over his green body make him look very alien-like to me.

[Paula Fontanini]

Wow.....excellent macro Rick! REALLY great composition, color and clarity! Nice of him to cooperate!

[Matt Clendon]

Fascinating colours. I don't think I've ever seen one up close before. One of those critters heard, but not often seen (at least in the UK)

[Fritz]

That is one green bug

[Deb]

For minimal effort, you did a magnificient job ! Just hope he doesn't decide to eat the flower !

[Peggy Scroggins]

Wow, your macro shots are amazing.

[Breanna Gard-Rodriguez]

love the shades of green and yellow, this is an awesome photo!! The close up is amazing!!!

[Isis Weiss]

Great shot!

[Henriette Sparkes]

Stunning!!

[Miriam S]

Great minimal macro shot - love the green & yellow together.

[La.Sk]

Awesome shot! I love the vibrant colors.

[Glenys Hardy (Mrs Moose)]

This gave me a laugh, and yes perfect for the theme, well done, he is a cute grasshopper alright.

[Kd Wallis]

WOW! you did amazing at capturing him!! he looks VERY interesting!! great shot and detail!!!

[Kimmi]

Cute shot

[hellcat]

Great detail!