Katydid

[johnkermit1]

big enough .....like 4 inches long!
it was cold, so it didnt move much
this first shot....is one of my new favorites! it was on the wall at the apartment, so i rotated camera. i really liked the look of this photo.
super macro mode, bottle diffuser...etc. nearly dark it was.
his leg you will see in photo 2 was on the top of a chair, so i edit it out...
probably not the best edit, but i finally got photoshop2 from a friend!
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/johnkermit/BUGMOUTH3.jpg
this next is from the side, regular macro mode zoomed in with flash
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee303/johnkermit/bugthinking-1.jpg
this katydid is still on the stoop, under the blue fold up chair, ill try to shoot more later today!

[canusa]

lol awesome..

he looks like a sumo wrestler.. doing that thing they do before they start a match :)

I like the 1st one very much.

Nice shots

[johnkermit1]

thanks! i posted the second, to show a good profile of him. but #1 is my new fav.

[Attic]

#1 looks like it's blowing a kiss :lol: super shots ;)

[johnkermit1]

thanks Alby...i didnt see that before. its the only one i got with his mouth parts open...very happy i was,

and i didnt notice in #2, the tiny mite crawling by...

[LordV]

Good captures :)
thought for a minute you meant you'd edited it's leg out :)
Brian V.

[johnkermit1]

no, just the chair under his leg...lol
ill post some more later, im leaving work now.!
thanks again! #1 is my fav. ...the whole scene looks dard and eerie to me, like in an alleyway, with the lighting in the BG from the outside lights on the wall of the apartment!

[Mike4BekA]

very nice john! like number one best

[johnkermit1]

thanks Mike!

[johnkermit1]

ah man....on this laptop monitor, i can see where i cloned out the chair under his leg...
:-( i didnt see it before.... now it is really noticable...i did it with the GIMP editing software, just picked a color, and colored in with it...my frend showed me how to use the clone tool in photoshop. it worked better...
ill try to fix it later...oops

[Photogirl2007]

Great shots John. It looks like it is lifting its leg like a dog does against a tree. :D

[troypiggo]

Amazing how much it's body looks like a leaf. Thanks John!

[bandit 1]

Hiya JK,

Great shots, #1 is my favorite, I'll go with the Sumo Wrestler stance, great

Cheers for now
Mark

[johnkermit1]

Thanks for all the nice comments. this katydid is still hanging out outside. i might try to take mre pictures if i can.

[Choderboy]

Cool shots John. Definitely a Sumo Hopper :)
Do try to get some more..

[johnkermit1]

Thanks Dave.

[alliec]

Really like the first one John, great pose and the composition works for me.

[johnkermit1]

thanks Alistair!
i appreciate all the feedback!
thanks again everyone.