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Large flightless katydid with lengthy legs - crop, Utria National Park, Colombia Cropped shot from this:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57824/large_flightless_katydid_with_lengthy_legs_utria_national_park_colombia.html" title="Large flightless katydid with lengthy legs, Utria National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/57824_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1689206410&Signature=GIUlgdG02lrsXna1AgEoEizXWDI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Large flightless katydid with lengthy legs, Utria National Park, Colombia This is one of my favorite insect shots of our trip. In part because it&#039;s a cool looking insect, but mostly because it shows what my new camera, the Nikon D850, is capable of. Shooting from hand, it&#039;s nearly impossible to get a shot fully sharp and unmoved at the 100% pixel level due to 45.7MP sensor. And that&#039;s ok, because you normally wouldn&#039;t view an image zoomed in that far.<br /> <br /> But every once in a while you get lucky and nail it. This is one of such shots. Check out how much detail remains in the 100% crop:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57825/large_flightless_katydid_with_lengthy_legs_-_crop_utria_national_park_colombia.html<br /> In other words, I can never really blame my gear for a failed shot. It&#039;s either me or the conditions :) Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Utria National Natural Park,Utr&iacute;a National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure> Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Utria National Natural Park,Utría National Natural Park,World Click/tap to enlarge

Large flightless katydid with lengthy legs - crop, Utria National Park, Colombia

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Large flightless katydid with lengthy legs, Utria National Park, Colombia This is one of my favorite insect shots of our trip. In part because it's a cool looking insect, but mostly because it shows what my new camera, the Nikon D850, is capable of. Shooting from hand, it's nearly impossible to get a shot fully sharp and unmoved at the 100% pixel level due to 45.7MP sensor. And that's ok, because you normally wouldn't view an image zoomed in that far.<br /> <br /> But every once in a while you get lucky and nail it. This is one of such shots. Check out how much detail remains in the 100% crop:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57825/large_flightless_katydid_with_lengthy_legs_-_crop_utria_national_park_colombia.html<br /> In other words, I can never really blame my gear for a failed shot. It's either me or the conditions :) Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,South America,Utria National Natural Park,Utría National Natural Park,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Wow, superb shot! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, Christine! Posted 5 years ago

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Uploaded Mar 2, 2018. Captured Oct 22, 2017 20:15 in Bahía Solano, Choco, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/14.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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