Hopper Stand Off by grannysue

Hopper Stand Off

We were taking a drive on a country road looking for something to take photos of. Saw some cows and pulled over, then a swarm of grasshoppers jumped up into a little bush. This is a shot of two of them. There must have been hundreds of them. The wind was blowing the limbs around, but I managed to get this shot. I liked how the evening sun was shining on them.
Thank you for viewing and your comments, they are appreciated.
amazing!
July 3rd, 2012  
Super close up of these guys!
July 3rd, 2012  
Nice catch!
July 3rd, 2012  
Who would think a couple of grasshoppers could turn out so beautiful! Great job!!! Fav!!!
July 3rd, 2012  
Great capture of these two. They're very pretty.
July 3rd, 2012  
Beautiful little guys
July 3rd, 2012  
Your photo is so good it gives me the creeps. I care not one bit for those things, especially since I was out at a small country bar once and one flew into my hair and would not come out. I think I made a new line dance that night.
July 3rd, 2012  
What a fantastic capture. I can't believe that you were able to capture it so perfectly given the way they move!!!
July 3rd, 2012  
@brumbe Thanks for the comment. LOL! You made me laugh. I am not a fan of them, but I will say they made good fish bait when I was a child.
July 3rd, 2012  
@wannabe Thanks for the comment and the fav! They are very colorful.
July 3rd, 2012  
@jsvigil @httpgeffed @jojo2009 @girlie @kerristephens Thank you for your kind comments!
July 3rd, 2012  
@yonnie Thank you for your comment. They were very still once they got on the bush. I think they were getting out of the wind and away from me. They probably thought they were hidden.
July 3rd, 2012  
Great shot, Linda! Can you imagine a conversation between these two? Kind of like Sir Robin when he met Little John on the foot bridge! Ha ha! Lovely light and shadows here! FAV!!! May I pin it, please?
July 3rd, 2012  
That's fabulous clarity..and in the wind even!! Beautiful hoppers, but yer makin' my neck sore again!LOL
July 3rd, 2012  
I agree with @marlboromaam - they were saying something! Like, "Going up?" - "no, Going Down!"
July 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic capture Linda. Love the focus and colours!
July 3rd, 2012  
Nice shot, and I love the commentary too.
July 3rd, 2012  
You have a gift for both the shots and commentary! Weirdly wonderful colors!
July 3rd, 2012  
what a find!!! love how you captured it!
July 3rd, 2012  
Good eyes, nice pic.
July 3rd, 2012  
OK I guessed your title before I saw it. What a find. You got this perfect.
July 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic detail. Nicely captured xx
July 3rd, 2012  
A fantastic capture
July 3rd, 2012  
@marlboromaam Thank you for your comment. Yes, you may pin it.
July 3rd, 2012  
@m9f9l Thanks! It was the way the crooked little trunk was growing.
July 3rd, 2012  
July 3rd, 2012  
@wordpixman @edorreandresen Thank you both for your kind words, I appreciate them.
July 3rd, 2012  
@vickisfotos @midumas Thank you very much for your comments.
July 3rd, 2012  
@sailingmusic Thank you so much for your kind comment! I appreciate it!
July 3rd, 2012  
@psychographer @windridge Thank you very much!
July 3rd, 2012  
Well spotted! I love that look of the bottom hopper....it's like he's telling you something like..."what are you doing here?" .... "go away we need our privacy" .... you just have to wonder what they're thinking ;-) Excellent capture and composition. Love it.
July 3rd, 2012  
great capture Linda, nice lighting!!
July 3rd, 2012  
@grannysue Pinned. =)
July 3rd, 2012  
Outstanding Capture Linda
July 3rd, 2012  
So which one relented? Great capture and detail!
July 3rd, 2012  
Linda, this is an awesome capture! I just love it. Fav for sure.
July 3rd, 2012  
Great catch! Looks like they're about to have a fencing match with their antennae!
July 4th, 2012  
WOW Amazing color and clarity! FAV
July 4th, 2012  
@glb484 @tonygig Thank you!
@skipt07 Thank you! No idea which one gave in, they were still in that position when I left!
@cindymc Thank you, Cindy, for the nice comment and for the fav!
@ladyjane Thanks! I wonder if they were having a discussion.
@giffy Thank you for the comment and for the fav! I appreciate it.
July 4th, 2012  
Great capture! Fav!
July 4th, 2012  
@rhos Thank you, Ann! I appreciate the comment and fav!
July 4th, 2012  
Great detail in this shot!
July 4th, 2012  
Amazing find , and a wonderful capture,. Beautiful details and light/colors
A fav.
July 4th, 2012  
Beautiful lighting and great shot! I like the details and the colour.
July 4th, 2012  
What a great capture, Linda. I love the detail and color of these two. Oh, how I wish I had a macro setting on my camera. FAV
July 5th, 2012  
Kim
Great shot Linda....nice detail, especially if it was breezy! Grasshoppers are bad at my house this year!
July 7th, 2012  
That's a very impressive catch! Nice lighting and colour. They really look like they're talking. ;-)
July 10th, 2012  
excellent!
July 13th, 2012  
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