AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
LARGE MARSH GRASSHOPPER
Britain's largest grasshopper inhabits acid bogs; I found this one in Purbeck and lay down in the bog to get an eye-level view. Careful choice of angle and aperture enabled me to show the grasshopper sharp fully in focus and the background diffuse.
F/10, 1/500th second, ISO 800
Accepted: Cheltenham 2019