Mr Grasshopper

My wife went out back today and saw Mr Grasshopper. I grabbed the camera and snuck up on him. I took several images, but here is a decent one.

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nice detail

did you use a macro lens?

Technically?
I got right up on it, with no zoom. It's the 'macro' setting on a Canon S60. Just the camera's default lens.

The fish in my creek would love for him to DROP in!!! Nice pic.

Yeah, I bet he would have made a meaty snack.

Very nice. Focus and colors are great. Classy looking grasshopper.

Nice capture Mernya. Very sharp and nice colors.

That's an awesome shot! Very nice!

Very sharp image here with a pretty decent background and habitat feel here, Nice colors, I was to suggest a little less DOF but seeing the camera you are using you do not have as much control over it as you would with a DSLR.

Thanks for all the comments!

Not a habitat. My patio. He's on a shoot from a gladiola that never got past the leaf stage. Behind him is a board-on-board fence and that is mint on the ground out of focus.

Dragonslayer, I admit I was in P-mode with the macro turned on. On some of the shots I simply manual focused. I have started taking some shots in all manual mode, but I am generally guessing for exposures.