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A Christmas Cracker !!

By MaryMac
African elegant cricket hanging on the tree over Xmas we dont have to buy baubles here the insects do a great job !!!

Tags: Cricket Colorful Botswana Flowers and plants Close-up and macro African Wildlife and nature

Voters: Iain_Proudfoot, Glostopcat, lifesnapper and 34 more

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Uploaded:
26 Dec 2008 8:15PM
Camera:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50
Lens:
macro setting
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Comments


Glostopcat 17 255 2 England
26 Dec 2008 8:18PM
A fine shot of this colourful and unusually marked cricket, it looks like he's been hand painted by some children! lol
Alec1 15 4 United Kingdom
26 Dec 2008 8:28PM
Wonderfull shot of a spectacular insect. Alec
Paintman 16 1.5k 180 United Kingdom
26 Dec 2008 8:29PM
That's a fantasic grasshopper. A lovely shot.

Alan.
PeelNStick 18 4 United States
26 Dec 2008 8:44PM
Fabulous macro work.
Tracey_McGovern 14 1 2 United Kingdom
26 Dec 2008 8:45PM
Wow - fantastic close up, great detail and those colours are amazing. Tracey
motorsportpictures 14 289 23 United Kingdom
26 Dec 2008 9:02PM
what a stunning shot, such good detail and colour, very well captured..
scott
AlanBW 17 20 England
26 Dec 2008 10:16PM
What a magnificent, colourful creature - nice one Mary
DolphinLady 17 54 1 Wales
26 Dec 2008 10:42PM
Wow...that is one fantastic coloured Cricket.....no camaflage there then???
Wonderful close up.
Hilary
KarenFB Plus
16 5.9k 184 England
27 Dec 2008 8:01AM
Hello Mary, good to see you uploading again! What a cracker to start off with - it is sssssooooo beautiful.

(P.S. Don't forget the 'tags' need commas between them! Smile)
Last modified by KarenFB on 27 Dec 2008 8:03AM
Rock 20 10 2 England
27 Dec 2008 8:25AM
Ay-Up Lass ,

Is that the woolie you knitted him for Chrissie?

Great shot .

Rock
Last modified by Rock on 27 Dec 2008 8:26AM
pascalg 15 37 1 France
27 Dec 2008 12:04PM
superb capture !
tigertimb 15 40 66 United Kingdom
27 Dec 2008 4:42PM
Great closeup; love the detail and the rainbow of colours
Tim
FeatherFriend 15 38 217 England
28 Dec 2008 10:24AM
So pleased to see you back again and what a cracker this is, lovely work.
Geoff.
Kool_Kat 17 166 United Kingdom
28 Dec 2008 11:13AM
Nice one sis
Great to have you back hope you stay around i will buy you your membership for your burpday if you want
Kath
MickS 18 23 14 England
29 Dec 2008 6:18PM
Watcha Mary,
excellent close-up, well caught.
best
Mick
franfoto 15 2 32 England
4 Jan 2009 7:06PM
Spectacular colours and great detail.
You've been lying dormant in my favourites folder for ages. Good to have you back on board.
Fran ;-

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