single photos Praying Mantis

Nice close up! The background is a little distracting with different coloured "blocks", and the shadow under the body makes the legs seem a little detached. I love the expresion though! Kind of a "What are you lookin' at?" pose!

When I first saw this on the screen, it made me pull back. Were you

startled? I increased the constrast with Photoshop - is it too much?

 

Thank you for your input!

 

Teffy

it's great! what good is a macro if it doesn't shock people a bit eh? ;)

Great shot--better than anything I've done...but probably short of making it as a National Geographic photo.

Great shot!. I like the compostition of this shot. What a wonderful subject! The shallow depth of field works very well here.

Great! Now... how did you manage? Post a how-to-story, please. I'm fascinated by the wonders you can do in macro, and this is one I would like to emulate. Sometime, when I grow up...

Getting this shot was just luck. I was lounging on the front porch, and saw this mantis walking in the rock garden just beyond the porch. He was BIG: 4 or 5 inches long. I moved slowly around him and he didn't seem to mind.