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3 day old mantis
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3 day old mantis

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 29, 2012135 views5 comments
This 3 day old mantis was photographed at the Sugar Grove Nature Center where they had a hatch of about 80 mantis, less than an inch in length. I felt it was a photo challenge I could not pass up.
With a naturalist helping me to keep the subject in place I was able to get a few shots. More difficult than I had thought. At this age they can jump fairly far.
Canon T3i
1/25 @ F5.6 ISO 400
Canon EF 100macro with stacked 12-20and 36 X-tubes.
Tripod, live view, cable release and flash

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on April 29, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Nice capture, I like the nice soft BG too.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 29, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Very unique capture of this infant mantis. Excellent detail. :toast:
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 30, 2012 at 1:34 AM
John, a great look at this baby! Nice detail on the head and eyes.
Sandy
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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on May 1, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Nicely captured John. Great detail on the eyes and head and nice background.
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Comment posted by Mark Deibert on May 16, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Great macro shot, John! Excellent detail, and great pose by the mantis! :toast:
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