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Studio Mantis II

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6 replies
Posted by Des Ong on November 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM
150mm macro, f11, 1/5s, iso100.
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on November 21, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Beautiful light Des, nice silhuette.
for me I would set it a bit more to the right to have
more space around the antennas.

:wavey: Bertl
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 22, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Not really my cup of tea Des but I can see it would have potential for a strong graphic cover.
Robert
Posted by Des Ong on November 22, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Thanks guys. I've been doing a fair bit of studio stuff at the moment and this is one of the several lighting formats I'm using. Thanks again for your feedback.

Des
Posted by Matt Cole on November 23, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Hi Des,

I think the lighting works very well here. It looks like a silhouette at sunset which I assume is the look you were going for. I'd clone the hairs/fibres sticking out either side of the stem but beyond that it's a very effective studio shot. Is this a pet of yours?

Matt :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on November 23, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Not my pet Matt but through work I have access to exotics. Thanks for your input.

Des :wavey:
Posted by Brett Lewis on November 24, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Really very nice work Des and I would agree with removing what looks to be a web around the stem.

Brett :toast: :toast: