Very nice captures, Susan. Your "subject" is a katydid. I think it's a Forked-Tail Bush Katydid.
Exquisite detail, Susan
Beautifully done.
Cheers Ole
Lovely capture, #2 I find the most appealing
great shots but I'm guessing a cricket?
Thanks for your comments and clues as to what insect this is ;-)! Midmorning forest fire 'sunshine' certainly helped here.
Great detais in #1 Susan. Although the composition is a bit crowded in #2 it is a nice scene and I like the light
I like the details in both, Susan. Just as a curiousity, do you always have your camera with you or did you actually purposely go out to chase grasshoppers?
I do agree about the composition in #2 Binnur. Thanks :-) The light was very nice.
Two very nice images. No.2 for me. Alternatively, my instinct would be to crop no.2 but only to loose the purple bottom left.
Izzie like you I like to spend time in my garden. Clippers in one hand and the camera in the other ;-) - just kidding. I do always have it by the door and sometimes I just leave the tripod out on the back porch ready to roll. We have moved to a new area and I have a different garden to look after now and so much is new...different creatures and plants. Don't you garden with your camera ;-)?
Number 2 stands out to me.