Grasshopper Atop the Windowsill

So, I grabbed my camera this afternoon, as my son made friends with a grasshopper that had found its way onto our window. Actually, I was after the dragonfly that was perched in our yucca tree. While dragonfly macro shots are relatively common, I have yet to actually shoot one, and I wanted to see what it was like. Unfortunately the act of opening the screen door spooked the dragonfly enough to make me lose my chance. Nursing a sore throat and a horrible cold, I discovered that I didn't have a memory card in my camera anyway, so I wouldn't've been able to get a picture of him even if he had been a little more patient.

Nevertheless, the grasshopper didn't seem to mind me out there poking my lens in its general vicinity. I'd slapped on my PK-13 extension tube and my 70-210 MF zoom lens to capture this shot. While it certainly has its limitations, at least my camera will meter with MF lenses (so long as they're AI-compatable).



I'll probably go out and clean the cobwebs off, but other than that distraction, I find the lines and colors in this image are quite fun.