Meeting Insects In The Wild: Steppe Grasshopper

Meet Steppe Grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus), ID confirmed by Tomáš Dvořák (aka ephippiger) at inaturalist org.
Recording date: August 22, 2023
Location: Zhytomyr, Ukraine
About MacroLab3D:
This hobby project is dedicated to stereoscopic macro. 3D in my name refers to stereoscopy, not CGI. This is all real mother nature creations, not AI.
FAQ:
• Why the shaking: On this channel everything stays still during the photo session, and only camera moves. I am adding the wiggling to improve your depth and form perception on a flat screen. This is a known effect called "Wiggle stereoscopy" and is the main feature of this project. I also have other, no shaking stereo formats, check out my Playlists.
• This is mostly in focus because I am using "Focus stacking" in all of my videos. It allows me to combine many different focus points in one sharp result.
• Camera: As a macro photographer I am using my custom built setup called MacroLab3D System. One of a kind, not for sale.

[@emmioglukant]

Absolutely stunning

[@Endoplasmic-Reticulum]

Now if you can get a video of it strumming a tune, I’d be really impressed!

[@RESISTAGE]

awesome .
definitely subscribe.

[@Imupinta]

Really neat!

[@Kyla1112]

Just curious, have you considered experimenting with longer form content? I'd love to watch something like that.

[@mihaibolboceanu9347]

How do you make the wiggle? Do you need to have the camera on some sort of mount?

[@23Brayden]

What is that little white wiggling thing 0:30 on his neck

[@veronica9634]

possibly a hair that is pointed right at us? not sure though

[@23Brayden]

@@veronica9634 that would make a lot of sense

[@see4941]

Do you use AI to generate these close ups

[@MacroLab3D]

Please watch "Why the wiggling?" for the answer. Spoiler: no this is real macro photography, no CGI, no AI.