Back in late April I was complaining about something eating my fortnight lilies before they opened up, and possibly after they were open. Well…today, as I was pulling foxtails in the backyard, I saw something jumping around in the grass. It wasn’t until a little later, as I was walking past my amaryllis plant, that I saw a HUGE grasshopper hugging the lower portion of where the flower had been. It was at least 3 inches long!! I sat down and had a talk with it; I told it that I did not want it eating my flowers…the leaves are/were fair game, but not the flowers. I also told it that I told previous grasshoppers the same thing and they cooperated. It stayed still through my lecture and I sent it lots of love. In return, it let me get really close with my camera/lens and take lots of photos – I even got super close when I added the 16mm extension tube to the 10mm tube. Today’s photo is cropped in a bit from when I only used the 10mm extension tube.
Photo Info
- Fujifilm X-T3
- Meike 10mm extension tube
- Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
- Focal Length: 31.5mm
- ISO: 160
- Aperture: f/8
- Shutter Speed: 1/280
- Exposure Compensation: 0.0EV
Post Processing Info
RAW Photo was post processed in Capture One Fujifilm 12
140 days down, 225 to go!!
wow – texture so sharp. I need to learn from you first hand – one on one 🙂
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Thank you! The trick with handheld macro’s is that you have to move forwards and backwards, and keep on clicking! Also, in post processing you use clarity and structure. 🙂
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