Grasshopper

I found this very little guy perched on the identifying tag sticking out of the soil around a small plant at the garden center. I thought he would do for one of the two get pushed challenges proposed by my partner, Sylvia @sdutoit Her challenge:

1 A food photo. For a magazine. OR
2 A macro photo of your choice.

I'm thinking I may still come up with a food photo. I am planning (hoping) to bake something, but I don't want to count on that happening.

[Graeme Stevens]

excellent shot, he looks a bit startled ;)

[sally agnew]

Nice dof, wonder if he went to a forever home for a new life :)

[Walks @ 7]

Love his eyes, they are so cool. Fabulous macro.

[Dawn]

Fabulous macro focus and dof fav

[Mary Siegle]

@sdutoit Here is a macro for you. We'll see if I get a food photo too, or not.

[katy]

Unbelievable detail and clarity. Very impressive shot, Mary

[Wendy]

Awesome macro of the grasshopper. Very well done!
This shot would work so well for my get pushed challenge which is a macro of a bug. Hope the sun shines tomorrow and there are a ton of bugs out there!

[Mary Siegle]

@farmreporter fingers crossed that you get a good bug!

[Mary Siegle]

@grammyn Thanks so much Katy!

[Mary Siegle]

@dawnee Thank you for the kind comment and FAV.

[Mary Siegle]

@joysabin Yes, aren't those eyes really something!

[Mary Siegle]

@hermann Ha ha-- I imagine he (or she) is still knocking around the garden center.

[Mary Siegle]

@graemestevens I doubt it's every day he's photographed -- probably a new experience.

[Kathy]

Nice close up, especially its eyes.

[Mary Siegle]

@randystreat I agree -- the "eyes" have it.

[Lisa Pouncy]

Superb macro xx

[Brandi]

Yes, the eyes are great! It's a cool photo overall.