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Praying Mantis

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Praying Mantis
Hi Guys,

Have been very pre-occupied with work and health issues so sorry for not being around for a while. Here's one from a while ago when i was in Southern France and came across this beautiful animal.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark 3
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1/3
Flash:yes MT 24 EX with diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 200
Lens: Canon MPE-65mm F2.8 @ 2x
Focal length:84,5mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Manual Focus
On tripod with remote control
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Homemade mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro/Adobe Photoshop CS 4

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Posted by Andy Astbury on February 23, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Class macro shot Jeroen - very nice work indeed :wavey:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on February 23, 2010 at 2:09 PM

Hi Jeroen,

Top shot, great detail in that bizarre head and eye!

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by jack chapman on February 23, 2010 at 2:27 PM
excellent shot, great colours and composition and of course a cool looking creature too
Posted by Craig Jones on February 23, 2010 at 2:37 PM
Stunning :jump: composition is brillant,hope you are better now Jeroen,I don't mind pushing you around on our Texel trip :biggrin: :razz: The light is stunning and I love the eye,good to see you back :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on February 23, 2010 at 2:45 PM
stunning shot
Posted by Mark Davies on February 23, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Very nice.
Posted by Ian Butler on February 23, 2010 at 3:23 PM
I think these beasties are superb and this one is no exception! great work as usual Jeroen. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on February 23, 2010 at 4:08 PM
A stunner Jeroen. Fabulous detail. :smile:
Posted by Mark Green on February 24, 2010 at 4:32 AM
great shot.. amazing detail
:wavey:
Posted by Nigel Blake on February 24, 2010 at 5:51 AM
Excellent, I'm glad they're not 6 feet tall! :biggrin:
Posted by David Taylor on February 24, 2010 at 7:41 AM
I hope the W&H issues are resolved in your favour. :smile: I have found that photography is
a great way of coping with those kind of things that come our way, and posting on here of course. :smile: :wink: I'd like to see a stacked image of this. Very nice indeed.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Paul Hobson on February 25, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Great macro work Jeroen

Paul