Photograph by Kimberly Smith, age 11.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Romalea microptera–eastern lubber grasshopper chewing on leaf of pond apple, Annona glabra, Loxahatchee, Florida.
Romalea microptera
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Wow, even 11 year old girls are better photographers than me. Seriously though, I assumed this was a professional photo until I read the credit. Good job Kimberly
An apple leaf a day will lure the tree doctor here to stay.
Wow, this is gorgeous. I’d like to shoot like this, but my current camera isn’t equipped to do upgrades. I still shoot illustrations for my photo-essays; I have lots from my butterfly meadow this summer.
We went to the Butterfly Pavilion (http://www.butterflies.org) in the Denver suburb of Westminster last year (highly recommended) - here’s some of the pictures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9omWLv3YiI (These are all live butterflies.)
Oh, that is just an awesome photograph! She deserves more than just an Honorable Mention. I would have voted for that. Excellent, Kimberly!
IMHO, this picture is better than the majority of the finalists.
Thank you for the nice comments. I am already looking for stuff to take pictures of for next years contest.
Kimberly.
Thank you for the picture.
I have had the good fortune, as a retired scientist, to teach and work with bright and talented students in math and science. I have also evaluated their science projects.
Obviously a great deal of thought and talent went into that photo; it didn’t happen by accident.
You appear to have a combination of artistic talent as well as the ability to recognize a good biological subject. This is a common characteristic of very bright students. Keep up the good work and consider a career in science.
Great use of color, composition and focus.
Hits right on a “Golden Ratio” point, and the photographer composed it such that even the leaf and tree limbs “draw” the viewer to the eye-catching, clear subject.
VERY nice work!
Excellent photo. It surprises me how colorful the lubbers are. I have a photo of a lubber from Arizona that looks like turquoise jewelry.
“One Apple Every Eight Hours Will Keep Three Doctors Away” – Kliban.
Great photo, Kimberly!
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