Gary the Grasshopper

"Gary the Grasshopper sat down in the sun
and sang of the way that his life had begun......

From the children's poem
Gary the Grasshopper
by,Gordon J.L. Ramel

[Cindy Genn]

love it!

[Hope D Jennings]

@cindygenn thanks,Cin!

[Vijay]

love this capture ...the colors are great ... the clarity is really nice .. like the way you composed the shot and framed with the leaves as well as the bookeh!!

[Barb]

this is a lovely capture...really love the soft colors and details in it! fav for me!

[Hope D Jennings]

@friend2303 @softeze thank you both!And thank you for the fav,Barb! :)

[Connie]

With the focus on Gary, this is just beautiful. Giving it a Fav from me!

[Hope D Jennings]

@connie865 wow!thank you,Connie!

[kali]

such a handsome fellow

[Hope D Jennings]

@kali66 He is isn,t he? Has a regal look about him.:)

[PamelaRae]

Now that's a nice looking grasshopper! Good shot too! :)

[Hope D Jennings]

@brighteyes55 thanks,Pam!

[Gark]

Visually stunning and FAV for me!

[Hope D Jennings]

@gark thank you so much!

[Ness Santvoort]

great close up

[Jennifer D]

Wow. Great job!

[Hope D Jennings]

@ness50 @jdowd thanks ladies!

[Scott]

Amazing... Not sure how you were able to get this close before the next "hop" but you did!

[Jodi Nichols]

How do you do it?! :) You get the most fantastic shots!

[Jodi Nichols]

A had to come back and make it a fav!

[Ian Apps]

love it should see them here before too long almost spring

[Mae]

Love it, the composition and everything are wonderful.

[Hope D Jennings]

@sbolden @joydnichols @joydnichols @appsie @adventuringowls thank you so much,friends!Jodi you are so kind!Scott...Gary was actually pretty mellow.Must of caught him just waking up from a nap.:)

[Suse♡]

Fantastic capture, love that greeness

[alia_801]

Lovely capture of Gary! :) Nice patterns and detail.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Crackin' shot.

[Marloes]

Like your pov and green tones!

[Tricia O'Donnell]

great capture love the colour

[Jackie greenfield]

Fantastic image Hope, love the soft focus & compositio! How on earth have you managed to capture a grasshopper ? FAV :)

[Hope D Jennings]

@susale @alia_801 @ziggy77 @stimuloog @triciaodonnell @jacjacs68 thank you friends! Jackie,Gary enjoyed the attention I think.:)

[Cheri]

Incredible detail!

[Tremerryn]

That is a fantastic capture - wonderful composition :)

[Judith]

Magnificient capture.

[Taffy]

Wow -- he almost looks like a cartoon! He's so clear and detailed -- wonderful shot, Hope.

[Hope D Jennings]

@linc @tremerryn @daisyjuds @taffy thatnk you so much for your kind comments!

[Hope D Jennings]

@taffy I thought he looked like a cartoon too.. that's why I had to name him.::)

[Katie]

What a great portrait of this little fellow! Amazing details too.

[Hope D Jennings]

@archaeofrog Thank you Katie!

[Rach_who]

I like the way he is framed by all the greenery

[Hope D Jennings]

@rach_who Thank you Rach!

[Kazzy]

Wonderful shot! Love the focus and colours.

[kali]

congrats on PP Hope, is it your first?

[Hope D Jennings]

@kali66 thank you so much ,Kali! No....New Life,An Italian Harvest,and Hummingbird Hawk Moth were there.

[Hope D Jennings]

@kazlamont thank you Kazzy!

[ZambianLass]

Amazing

[Hope D Jennings]

@zambianlass thank you!

[dh (delena)]

Great shot. Fav

[Matilda Willlig]

Nice! I love those pale green colours :-D and the grasshopper is a beauty ;-)

[Tori]

wow... he almost looks unreal... I have never seen a grasshopper up so close, so thanks so much for the image!!

[Hope D Jennings]

@dh thank you so much!That is a wonderful compliment!

[Hope D Jennings]

@coffeemonster @tori_shaw thank you friends!

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Wonderful capture!

[Hope D Jennings]

@colie thank you so much,Colie

[Rachel]

Lovely framing and I love the muted greens. Really great shot.

[Hope D Jennings]

@tryingforsighs thank you so much,Rachel

[Nada A.]

Beautiful greens and details.