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This is a discussion on Mantis portrait. within the Macro forums, part of the Showcase category; I went Brazos Bend SP this morning to find some of these little guys in the prairie... got lucky and ...
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Mantis portrait. - 07-28-2011, 05:42 PM
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I went Brazos Bend SP this morning to find some of these little guys in the prairie... got lucky and found this little 3 inch long beauty on a plant I usually find them huntin on. I was hoping I'd find a brown one too, but no luck before it got too hot to chase any longer.

Tamron 180 mm F/8 @125 second ISO 200 on a tripod in natural light.
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07-28-2011, 07:44 PM

A portrait that any mantis would hang on their stalk. Nice work Jim.

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07-28-2011, 07:47 PM

Wow, beautiful! I love the antennae. Haven't been staring at enough of their portraits I guess, but I love how they look like strings of beads. Awesome capture, and super sharp.

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07-28-2011, 09:20 PM

beautiful shot, Jim
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07-29-2011, 01:02 AM

Great shot, Jim!!

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07-29-2011, 04:45 AM

Great shot Jim. Haven't seen any Mantis around here.

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07-29-2011, 06:54 AM

Fantabulous Jim!!! : )

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07-29-2011, 07:28 PM

Very nice portrait of the mantis.

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07-30-2011, 08:59 AM

Nice one Jim! Looks like an inquisitive pose it presented for you.

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07-30-2011, 04:21 PM

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A portrait that any mantis would hang on their stalk. Nice work Jim.
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Wow, beautiful! I love the antennae. Haven't been staring at enough of their portraits I guess, but I love how they look like strings of beads. Awesome capture, and super sharp.
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beautiful shot, Jim
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Great shot Jim. Haven't seen any Mantis around here.
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Very nice portrait of the mantis.

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Nice one Jim! Looks like an inquisitive pose it presented for you.
Thanks for looking and the comments everyone! I got to work on this little guy for over an hour and got some more of it that I'll post a few when I get them processed...I'm still culling them....about 200 to check

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200 to check OMG! LOL! Love those eyes friend!

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200 to check OMG! LOL! Love those eyes friend!
200 ain't bad...it was a slow mornin'....

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08-09-2011, 06:37 AM

Very believable since you had that long working with that mantid.

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08-09-2011, 09:35 PM

He should pay for this portrait. Good work Jim.

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Very believable since you had that long working with that mantid.
I'm glad I can't shoot more than one frame at a time with the remote release or it would fill my 8 gig card in no time at all.

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He should pay for this portrait. Good work Jim.
Thanks David! These guys are my favorite bug subject!

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