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Praying mantis 2
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Praying mantis 2

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 11, 2011649 views21 comments
Here is another shot from my photo shoot with a praying mantis. Didn't he pose so nice for me? He was a natural born model. :smile:

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/8 for 1/40 sec. ISO 400. Natural back lighting. Flash for front lighting. Tripod mounted.

Comments

21 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM
Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 11, 2011 at 6:50 PM
This is as Barbara say's "incredible". Great work Carolyn.
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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on September 11, 2011 at 7:38 PM
Amazing how these guys pose so well. Nice BG. Nice image all around. TFS
Registered on September 1, 2011, 35 Posts, 748 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 11, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Cool colors and always nice to get a head-on look of this insect. Can you tell us how much of a crop this was?
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on September 11, 2011 at 8:51 PM
Luke, on this photo I cropped to about 40% of the original but I do have some other uncropped shots that were at this magnification. One of those may get posted at a later point.
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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 11, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Wow!!!!
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 12, 2011 at 2:24 AM
Beautiful piece of work Carolyn, the BG makes this a cracker ....well done

Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 12, 2011 at 6:17 AM
Great comp Carolyn, I like how the mantid's looking up into the RT corner.
Sharp details, nice complimentary BG :toast:
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Comment posted by Matt Cole on September 12, 2011 at 11:44 AM
great pose, it would have been rude not to take its photo. :smile: I do like the way it stands out against the bright green background. Very nice.

Matt :toast:
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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 12, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Very nice...I love the total 'greenness' of it :wink:
Well done. :toast:
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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 12, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Spectacular, Carolyn! And he didn't wave is antennae this time! Great DOF and a very complementary background. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Very impressive image, Carolyn ! Amazing how this mantis pose so well, looking directly to uyor lens :toast:
Mauro
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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on September 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Beautiful capture.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 13, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Very expressive face you have captured. :toast:
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Comment posted by David Thomas on September 15, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Excellent! And notice the three single eyes between the antennae (in addition to the huge compound eyes).

Dave Thomas, Leesburg, Virginia
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 17, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Amazing look and the colors blend so well.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 21, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Excellent work! Love those eyes, and a perfect DOF for them
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on September 21, 2011 at 9:33 PM
Congrats Carolyn. I knew this was going to win the weekly pic as soon as I seen it. Great job!
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 22, 2011 at 11:33 PM
This just screams A-L-I-E-N to me, Carolyn! Very weird and beautiful; it's an amazing photo! Congrats.
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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on September 26, 2011 at 4:14 PM
Excellent close-up!
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Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on October 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Wow - love the intense colours, and the eye contact is great :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
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