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Old Jun-08-2009, 07:10 AM
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vividimagesuk2009 is offline vividimagesuk2009 OP
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Horse Head Grass Hopper
When nature makes you laugh, its hard to get the shot, hope this puts a smile on peoples faces, as much as it did mine.

Horse Head Grass Hopper (Proscopia luceomaculata)

Shot using a Sigma 150mm Macro + 1.4tc + 68mm extension tubes.
Light provide by the Nikon R1 macro kit.

Old Jun-08-2009, 07:37 AM
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Nice shot, great background contrast----it made me laugh, very much!
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Old Jun-08-2009, 08:18 AM
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ROFLMAO...

Apart from the fact it's a superb shot, that thing is hilarious looking
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Old Jun-08-2009, 09:11 PM
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Wonderful capture- they are so weird looking :)
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Old Jun-09-2009, 02:13 PM
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Strange little guy, that's for sure!
Nice shot.
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Old Jun-10-2009, 10:29 AM
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Wow it looks like an Alien
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Old Jun-10-2009, 11:52 AM
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Hah! That's great. It really looks like a studio head-shot of something human-sized.
Old Jun-10-2009, 04:35 PM
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Hah! That's great. It really looks like a studio head-shot of something human-sized.
A great shot. Well done.
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