"Mechanism" by tommorules

Photography • Macro • posted on Aug 08, 2014

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I was very lucky to spot this guy (or gal) on the driveway the other day, almost perfectly disguised. I suspect my neighbours wondered what I was doing lying on my belly pointing the camera at nothing... but then they are used to my eccentricities! Better zoomed. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend. ~Steve~

Comments (19)

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aksirp

2:27PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

LOL, some people in our village are thinking same about me :-) perfect captured and great mechanical details!

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Cyve

2:33PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Very great capture !

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jayfar

2:38PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Perhaps your neighbours think you have a hopper full of them Steve. A great result from your efforts.

tommorules

2:44PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Boom! Boom! Actually I've never seen one of these before, so it was a double first :)

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brewgirlca

2:41PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

They don't call us camera nuts for no good reason. Shutter bug was another term that seems appropriate here - although this is obviuosly not technically a bug. You got the best angle possible for complete focus and detial. I am a bit surprised at the shallow depth of field at f 8 but I guess that comes from telephoto and macro lens.

tommorules

2:49PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Hi Roxy, I was at minimum focal distance here (less than 30 cm) so at 100mm, F8 DOF is very shallow - I'd guess about 3mm. If I had had longer I might have gone up a few stops but he / she hopped off after this one - probably scared of his / her reflection!! Cheers, Steve

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durleybeachbum

2:43PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Such great details! What a superb photo!

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tommorules

2:52PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

LOL, just found a DOF calculator online and the DOF was 2.6mm, so 3mm wasn't a bad guess!!!

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kgb224

5:39PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Lol tell me about it. I once was lying on my stomach on the ground inside the power station grounds when a police vehicle stop next to me. Only after seeing that i was photographing dragon flies the police officers apolagized and drove of. Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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flavia49

6:59PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

nice

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-seek-

10:25PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

beautiful creature and shot!

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bebopdlx

11:20PM | Fri, 08 August 2014

Amazing little creatures.

alanwilliams

2:43AM | Sat, 09 August 2014

great detail, worth a bit of gravel rash

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ontar1

6:51AM | Sat, 09 August 2014

Cool grasshopper, blends in quite well, outstanding capture!

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pat40

10:37AM | Sat, 09 August 2014

Superb pic

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TranxG

12:57PM | Sat, 09 August 2014

Superb shot. Nice of the grasshopper to let you take at least one shot.

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MrsRatbag

6:21PM | Sat, 09 August 2014

I'm certain that if I were lying on the ground photographing something it wouldn't be the police but the paramedics that showed up! Your bravery and dedication show well in this superb capture!

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