Smile for the Camera

You'd think that being on holidays for the last three weeks that I'd have posted more than just one picture so far. You'd think.

It's not that I haven't shot anything, by any means, though not as much as I'd have expected. The poor weather in the first week is partly to blame there. I've had some vision issues to deal with as well, which is also to blame.

Much of what I've shot is of insufficient quality to post; bugs are hard to catch at close range. Either they're moving, or it's windy, or I've had too much caffeine or whatever. Even the smallest movement at the distance these pictures are taken can spoil the shot. Compensating by bumping up the ISO to get a faster shutter speed results in grain that does the same. Tough to find the bright, non-windy day, with lazy bugs, and me using the tripod (without scaring the bug away).

I did do some portraits [people!] about a week ago, but I don't think I'm going to share those here. Got a couple of nice shots, and it was a very welcome opportunity to photograph people instead of bugs, but no, I won't be posting those ones.

So, it seems, you're stuck with this guy. And probably another shot, tomorrow (or whenever I get around to posting it) of the same grasshopper, though processed in a very different way.

Sorry to say, but at the moment bugs are pretty much all that I've got on tap, so there'll likely be a few more of these to come...

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