Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 6, 20062,156 views17 comments
I understand it's the new fitness craze
This was taken after a previously posted image "The morning hunt" and the mantis reacted to me opening a reflector. I've seen DFs and damsels react to reflectors but never a mantis.
Comments
17 comments
Comment posted by Marius Nistor on September 6, 2006 at 12:39 PM
Outstanding image Will! Great detail and cool pose. I like the perch a lot!
Servus!
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Comment posted by Juza on September 6, 2006 at 1:08 PM
Cool! Great pose!
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 6, 2006 at 1:51 PM
Will: Aptly titled and expertly captured. Nice job. >=))>
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 6, 2006 at 1:54 PM
Will, A Queen on Queen Anne's Lace ? Love the Pose here.
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Comment posted by Randy Harrison on September 6, 2006 at 4:10 PM
Tooo much Will. You are breaking me up lately. Nice capture.
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 6, 2006 at 6:01 PM
VERY nice will. I love the perch, and the eye contact is fantastic.
Nathan
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Comment posted by Maureen McKovich on September 6, 2006 at 6:10 PM
But, Will, where did you put her tip?
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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on September 6, 2006 at 6:43 PM
just sassy
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Comment posted by Jude Haase on September 6, 2006 at 8:57 PM
I want to know how much did you pay him/her!! Fine shot!!!
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on September 6, 2006 at 9:20 PM
I hope you didn't ask for a lap dance, too!
Love the pose and great techs.
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Comment posted by Jim Snyder on September 6, 2006 at 9:49 PM
I thought she was a conductor with a podium. <sigh!> Different worlds!
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Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on September 6, 2006 at 9:52 PM
Nice image Will, love the posture of mantis.
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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on September 6, 2006 at 10:26 PM
Will,
Nice of him to give you such a pose. You know when you have gotten to a mantis when he flares his wings and draws back his top legs. Anyway, great job on getting good DOF, sharpness and a wonderful background.
Oh, by the way, yes, I have purchased the 1.7x. Much better than the 2x and maybe as good as the 1.4x. I have all three converters and that's a chunk of money. Damn this hobby is getting expensive.
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Comment posted by Ken Moore on September 7, 2006 at 6:20 PM
Very nicely done. What is it about mantids that makes them seem so expressive? I too love the apparent eye contact. You caught this one at its best.
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Comment posted by renae sandberg on September 11, 2006 at 12:06 PM
Fantastic photo, comp and techs alike. I love your interpretation and title, it really made me smile. Congrats on the EP.
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Comment posted by Ryan DesJardins on September 11, 2006 at 12:25 PM
Very nice. Great sharpness with a wonderfully blurred background. Great light. Congrats on your EP!
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Comment posted by Doug Benner on September 24, 2006 at 7:40 AM
This may be the best mantid shot I've ever seen. Amazing capture.
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17 commentsServus!
Nathan
Love the pose and great techs.
Nice of him to give you such a pose. You know when you have gotten to a mantis when he flares his wings and draws back his top legs. Anyway, great job on getting good DOF, sharpness and a wonderful background.
Oh, by the way, yes, I have purchased the 1.7x. Much better than the 2x and maybe as good as the 1.4x. I have all three converters and that's a chunk of money. Damn this hobby is getting expensive.