PollenMaker-3503

Shot this today while on a break from mowing the yard. I hate mowing so I keep the camera handy as a diversion just in case I run across anything interesting. And, as luck would have it, I did. I ran across a really cool looking grasshopper. Unfortunately, he was a little too disfigured from the mower to be a much of a macro model - poor guy. : (

Then I saw this pine flower on a low hanging branch and thought it might be an interesting subject for a closeup.

Shot handheld with the 70-200 and 36mm extension tube. I'll likely try this again with the tripod, on a day with no wind, for a little more sharpness and DOF.

PollenMaker-3503

Shot this today while on a break from mowing the yard. I hate mowing so I keep the camera handy as a diversion just in case I run across anything interesting. And, as luck would have it, I did. I ran across a really cool looking grasshopper. Unfortunately, he was a little too disfigured from the mower to be a much of a macro model - poor guy. : (

Then I saw this pine flower on a low hanging branch and thought it might be an interesting subject for a closeup.

Shot handheld with the 70-200 and 36mm extension tube. I'll likely try this again with the tripod, on a day with no wind, for a little more sharpness and DOF.