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GIGANTOR !!

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 18, 2010204 views8 comments

Everything's bigger in Texas :)

Gigantor is an American adaptation of the anime version of Tetsujin 28-go, a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. It debuted on U.S. television in 1964.
F/22, 1/300th, ISO 500, Canon 1D M3, Sigma 150mm with ringflash, tripod & wire..

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8 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 18, 2010 at 8:32 PM

Great image, Howard. I'm sorry you stole the "everything's bigger" line. I wanted to use it just after seeing the thumbnail

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 19, 2010 at 10:14 AM

Howard, I hope Kempner is a long way from Austin, thank you very much.

Great shot--good composition, fine detail, and it tells a story.

Way to go.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 19, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Howard,
after my recent trip, I can only confirm that everything's bigger in Texas.
Great comp, the rose gives a sense of the scale and great detail.
A curiosity, do these Mantids eat steaks?

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by jamie pringle on September 19, 2010 at 2:43 PM

This looks like it is fresh off the set of an old Japanese science fiction movie, so good title. Pretty substantial mantis

Registered on August 10, 2005, 323 Posts, 1216 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 19, 2010 at 8:04 PM

Howard,

Didn't realize you had posted one of these until after mine. Yours does look quite a bit more impressive than mine! I love everything about it and the use of flash worked beautifully here. What makes this photo especially visually interesting to me is the presence of the thorns on the rose (its big scary defense) and how they are dwarfed by all of the hooks and spikes on the mantis. Well done.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on September 19, 2010 at 11:15 PM

She's a beast and you've done a nice job of emphasizing her gigantor-ness. Nice capture, Howard.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 19, 2010 at 11:41 PM

Great image.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 20, 2010 at 6:17 AM

Howard:
'Everything's bigger' in the US compared to what we see in Asia. I like this image and the flower is a nice touch. Kind of wish the antennae are all included but then it would be difficult to emphasize its girth. Nice to know you are a manga fan.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments