Dale Yates
January 2018 - Cricket on Stalk
About the Image(s)
While out taking photographs this past Autumn, I took out my 50mm prime lens in an attempt to capture some insects (mostly crickets/grasshoppers). Fortunately I was able to get a close shot of this guy at a vacant field in a local park. For this photograph I used an aperture of f/3.5 with a shutter speed of 1/800 of a second, ISO 200, and a focal length of 50mm. Post processing includes normal image sharpening, adjustment to contrast, cropping, tonal adjustments.
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4 comments posted
Nice work on the depth on field. The focus for the background and the subject are right on. Too bad you couldn't get a little more to the left so more of the cricket would be show on the side of the stick. Posted: 01/02/2018 12:58:47
Sharp focus on the cricket even shows the little hairs on the legs and lower body. This viewpoint creates a sense of movement up the stick. Posted: 01/08/2018 14:30:06
Very, very sharp focus with a nice blurring of the background. The stalk heading off at 45 degrees adds to the image. Posted: 01/22/2018 15:49:15
A great nature image, perfect background. Sharp as a tack, a real winner. Posted: 01/23/2018 20:42:16