Mantis Loses To Long Tongue(view large)

Well, I finally got a good tongue shot of my cham. I had been trying

with that larger Idolo, but as soon as I placed this mantis up there

he nabbed it. Luckily, he missed on his first try, because I did

too.....pic posted below. The second try, a few seconds later, was

good for both of us. Look closely and you can see his tongue is

wrapped around a wing and is on its way back.

Wonderful capture,perfect timing!Compliments

well done Scott, its a beauty, your persistence paid off

Mi  enhorabuena por esta dificil captura.  Best regards

Superb. A clear 7.

Regards,

Alain

Timing was of the essence and here you were dead on for a most amazing capture and equally impressive image.I,for one, had never seen such a stop action scene and I am saving this one in my Favorites.Bravo for this patient and excellent work.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent

Excellent......and 7

Excellent!  Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant shot Scott! I knew you could do it ;-) Superb timing, focus, shutterspeed, etc. Way to shoot em guy!

All the best,
Neil

Excellent shot Scott. Lovely color, BG, composition & timing.......you deserve 7/7. Regards.

Great Shot

Well Done

A really beautiful result, never seen before, Scott!

Scott Wow!!!! Excellent 7/7.

Best regards,

Luisa Dasilva

Bravo Scott!

Best regards

PDE

Wonderful moment & shot , WR

Ali

Awesome........!!!!!!!!!

Not "unseen" before, but definitely "the decisive moment" and also an excellent composition (the diagonal placement of objects and the colors)! An image I would stop by every time I pass it on a wall.

Cheers,

Frode

Excellent timing and gorgeous color work.  Beautiful detail.  I like how the chameleon can rotate its eyes to look forward...giving it the binocular vision like humans...making it easier to judge distance to its prey. 

You should do a series detailing how you set up and execute shots like this.

Can't get a more perfect shot than that, Scott!  It was worth your patience.  J

zap !!  nice shot