"I am King"

gunn · Post by **gunn** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:52 am

well ... this was what I thought the baby grasshopper was thinking when I took the shot. he's probably too infantile to realise what dangers and trials lie before him in the next couple of days and weeks. his throne (the fruit) was interesting too. it comes from a little plant (2-feet high) the leaves of which are widely used in eastern-cooking (curry). the fruit is just 1cm across.

ap=6.3, shutter 1/500, iso=100, bright sunlight.

kindest regards to all as always
gunn

MikeBinOKlahoma · Post by **MikeBinOKlahoma** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:39 am

Hi Gunn!

Good eye to see this and grab the shot before he moved on. He reminds Me of Charlie Chaplin playing with a globe....

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:20 am

Great image Gunn. The colors of the hopper and curry fruit compliment each other. Very clean background I notice. I am just starting in Macro and I have been taking notice of everyones work as to their comp and backgrounds. I am learning a lot from you guys. Very nice indeed.

pwiles1968 · Post by **pwiles1968** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:48 am

Very Nice shot, excellent Comp, focus colour and DOF,

The only thing I would do is clone out the slight green area on the top right.

Treemonkey · Post by **Treemonkey** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:09 pm

Hi Gunn,

Love the colours and composition, that little guy almost looks cute!

Treemonkey

S. Alden · Post by **S. Alden** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:29 pm

Almost nothing..this little guy is cute. Nice capture.

nzmacro · Post by **nzmacro** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:37 pm

Another fine macro gunn. Great details and the colours are gorgeous in this one. Love the comp and the perch as well, very nicely done.

All the best gunn, your macro work is rocking IMO.

Danny.

twebster · Post by **twebster** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:08 pm

Congratulations on making the Administrator's Appreciation Gallery for the month from 02/15/2005 to 03/15/2005. We appreciate your continued participation and support.

Best regards,

S. Alden · Post by **S. Alden** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:25 am

Congrats gunn. A most deserving image and I told you he was cute

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:41 am

Congrats on making the front cover Gunn. Great shot of the hopper.

gpmatthews · Post by **gpmatthews** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:17 pm

Well done for the front cover. I really liked the image when I first saw it, - it's even better on the front page!

lacerta · Post by **lacerta** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:45 pm

Great depth of field and outstanding composition. I wouldn't change a thing!
George

paul · Post by **paul** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:12 am

Rather belated congratulations, gunn, on getting onto the front page. This is a stunning shot, and I enjoy it each time I visit the site.

All the best, Paul

Ballen Photo · Post by **Ballen Photo** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:54 pm

A very nice shot you have here Gunn, Colorful, sharp, and well composed.

-Bruce

biawak · Post by **biawak** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:01 am

This grasshopper seems to be a baby Valanga nigricornis, the pest of Palm-oil plantations in Malaysia. I get them year-round in my backyard in Jakarta. Nice photo!
Frank