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catacon

07-08-2008, 11:51 PM

Hey Everybody,

I took this picture in my front yard on Sunday. It turned out really well so I'm thinking of sending it into Missouri Conservationist to see if they will publish it. Before I do that though, I would like to identify this bug. Any help would be appreciated.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22184622@N07/2649582431/sizes/l/

Thanks!

Dave21

07-09-2008, 04:10 AM

Beautiful image! What camera are you using?

I would take a wild guess and say its a grasshopper.

Alexjfinch

07-09-2008, 04:41 AM

Fantastic Image!

Yes I think as Dave has said, its a Grasshopper

vtfanmv5

07-09-2008, 08:43 AM

The rare and elusive grasshopper!!

Looks awesome though.

Force Flow

07-09-2008, 10:28 AM

Never seen a grasshopper like that, if it is indeed a grasshopper.

catacon

07-09-2008, 10:41 AM

Thanks guys. I took it with my Canon EOS Rebel XT with the kit lens.

I was thinking it was a grasshopper, but it seems too small. Most grasshoppers I have seen have a bigger mid-section.

12twelve12

07-09-2008, 11:24 AM

An immature Katydid?

http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/katydid%20nymph%20durham%2070107.JPG

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/63/170650898_b7bbdb8a2d.jpg?v=0

http://fieldandswamp.com/images/katydid%20nymph%20mason%20farm%2061706.JPG

glc

07-09-2008, 11:26 AM

It's a green mole cricket.

catacon

07-09-2008, 12:00 PM

I think 12twelve12 is right. The mole cricket is a little too big and doesn't have the same antennae. The katydid has the same striped antennae and the back has the same ridges.

Thanks for the help!

Cricket

07-09-2008, 01:35 PM

Hey Everybody,

I took this picture in my front yard on Sunday. It turned out really well so I'm thinking of sending it into Missouri Conservationist to see if they will publish it. Before I do that though, I would like to identify this bug. Any help would be appreciated.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22184622@N07/2649582431/sizes/l/

Thanks!Wow, that really is a nice capture, catacon. Composition, color and sharpness are all really good...especially for the kit lens. Do you remember the shooting data? Shooting mode (Basic? Creative? Manual?), f/stop, shutter speed, ISO, white balance and metering mode? And what post-processing program did you use?

:) Cricket

catacon

07-09-2008, 02:02 PM

It was shot in full Manual mode.

Shutter Speed: 1/200s
Aperture: F8.0
Metering Mode: Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
Image size: 3456 x 2304
Image Quality: RAW
Flash: Off
White Balance: Auto
AF mode: One-Shot AF

I used Digital Photo Professional (comes with the camera) to do a little sharpening.

Cricket

07-09-2008, 02:58 PM

It was shot in full Manual mode.

Shutter Speed: 1/200s
Aperture: F8.0
Metering Mode: Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
Image size: 3456 x 2304
Image Quality: RAW
Flash: Off
White Balance: Auto
AF mode: One-Shot AF

I used Digital Photo Professional (comes with the camera) to do a little sharpening.Thanks for the info.

Ahh, you shoot in RAW...that explains the image clarity. I find that with my XTi the JPEGs that came out of it weren't that great, so I started shooting in RAW and the difference was amazing. Pictures were much clearer with more detail and better color. I've never used JPEG since.

That really is a very nice capture...very nice.

:) Cricket

catacon

07-09-2008, 03:46 PM

Thank you.

john ranger

07-09-2008, 06:06 PM

OH My GOD That's Jiminy Cricket :)

GREAT PIC