Amazon Pics Part 36

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:05 am

Another shot of this particular grasshopper

Not the best photo, but thought the subject was interesting enough to share:

You never know what color the next grasshopper you will see will be:

Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:13 am

Man, you are up to post 36 already

The colors are spectular on those tropical grasshoppers Ken...looks like the third one is missing a hopping leg and I love the eye on the first one. The second picture is a Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Buprestidae), we have some in the states that look like this guy. Great shot of him, they usually do not stay in one place for long after they see you getting close

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:39 pm

To my eye colour balance and levels are excellent - good detail on all 3 pics. Just love the Savile Row livery of the hansome character in pic1.

Bruce

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:56 am

Bruce,

I don't understand the "Savile Row livery" reference. I googled it and saw it had to do with livery/tailoring.

Ken

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:55 am

Sorry Ken, that was unthinkingly "English" of me....

Savile Row is the street address of some of the most exclusive (and expensive) men's tailors in London. A number of the companies have been established for 150 to 200 years (maybe more?) and cater to the rich and famous. So a man in a Savile Row suit would be considered to be wearing the ultimate in exclusive, top quality tailoring.

So my "Savile Row livery" comment simply meant that the hopper in pic1 was a snappy dresser.

Bruce

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:57 am

Snappy dresser? I don't know, I thought the hopper in pic #1 looked like "crap"

K

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:32 am

My mother always said I'd got no dress sense...