Red Passion

[StellaG]

I thnk Passion vine/flowers are one of the most interesting flower. These reds are very hardy in our area, and come back year after year. I need to find a hardy purple one, as I think they would photgraph really well.



The ants are pretty passionate about them as well ;-)





And this guy, he's more into my lime tree. They chew on the leaves and do quite a bit of damage, and I was almost tempted to toss him to Ms. Spider, for an afternoon snack ;-) but I'm too much of a softy, plus he was kind enough to pose for me....

[scalewag]

A beautiful bloom indeed, but I think the photo of the grasshopper is the best I have seen of this insect. Very sharp and detailed. Nice job.

[harrypalmer044]

Cracking images and I love the colors and lighting in each of them. You have captured the flowers and those that use them beautifully.
Thanks for sharing.
David.

[kurtwall]

Originally Posted by StellaG

And this guy, he's more into my lime tree. They chew on the leaves and do quite a bit of damage, and I was almost tempted to toss him to Ms. Spider, for an afternoon snack ;-) but I'm too much of a softy, plus he was kind enough to pose for me...

So toss him to the spider after the portrait. I'm a softy, too, but not for critters eating my plants. I have no trouble encouraging certain parts of the cycle of life…

[leonaashlee]

Beautiful shots...I guess a favorite of the ants. The grasshopper is amazing.

[chalkie7]

Cracking images...excellent clarity.

[5*!0!5]

Very nice! Lovely symmetry in the first shot..

[franky]

Your photo of the grasshopper is really amazing... We can see all the details! But, before toss him to the spider, you can try to cook it. It taste good, I tried once...

[mpascal]

These photos are tack sharp, excellent set. They are all really impressive.

Michael

[StellaG]

Thanks all ! I really do like to shoot grasshoppers, and we have a pretty big variety of them around here, but they do do a lot of damage to crops. They're not as bad this year as they have been in the past though...those big Orb spiders sure do like them ;-) I think I'll pass on eating them myself LOL blech ;-)