
This grasshopper refuses to be confined by gravity. Sharp, detailed, contrasty, and grainy. Enjoy.
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Original publication.

I found this bug in our yard, hanging upside-down from a branch on a tree. He looked at me in a way that made me feel uncomfortable. That’s why he’s rebellious.
This is the sequel to the free stock photo, Yellow Grasshopper.
Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/100, F5.6, 50mm, ISO800, 2008-06-10T017:16:31-04, 20080610-211631rxt
Source image. I added contrast and burned the corners a lot to contain the creature.
Free high-res stock image.

Source image, compiled from the Canon Rebel XTi RAW file using the default settings in PhotoFiltre Studio.