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Hopping the meadows

Hopping the meadows Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down- who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Canon EF12mm II,Chorthippus parallelus,Geotagged,HDR,The Netherlands,grasshopper,macro,soligor 12mm,soligor 20mm,soligor 36mm

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.

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    Ludo Sak Posted 7 months ago
    (part of a poem called 'The summer day' by Mary Oliver)
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    Ludo Sak Posted 7 months ago
    Its got a funny reflection on its one eye. I asked it about that fact and you know what? It jumped away at the suggestion of imperfection..
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      fchristant Posted 7 months ago, modified 7 months ago
      I'm surprised to read it jumped away, as I was assuming this to be a dead speciment. You got incredibly close! Promoted.
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        FraJH Posted 7 months ago, modified 7 months ago
        We thought it was a dead one too, it lookes a bit frozen. And one of it's legs is in a bit of a strange position.

        Apparently it wasn't scared by your camera to take this close shot!
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    Ludo Sak Posted 7 months ago
    Hey, it jumped hyperspace. It wasn't frozen though. Thx for the promotion!
    I had my camera setup ready for another bug and the remote stuck on, I was a few meters away and took a lot of shots. I was really lucky to get the focus right. Never had a grasshopper shot before.
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    Ludo Sak Posted 7 months ago, modified 7 months ago
    Byw. It was kind of slow for a hopper. Maybe It was sick or at the end of its life or drowsy from the weather's coldness.. About the legs, i don't know, i don't normally see them from up this close.
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    Ludo Sak Posted 7 months ago
    Hi Jeroen! Aaah, busy here at work, yesterday I wanted to hop along, but failed. Cu soon, friend.
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