Chinese Mantis on Lemon Mint

Posted by Jerry_Jelinek on Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:58 am

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Been a while since I've posted any macro. Here is one from earlier in the summer. Chinese Mantis on Lemon Mint. The mantis may have had a bit of help getting to this perch.

Canon 80D
Sigma 150mm/F2.8 macro lens
Shot at iso 400 - two exposures blended in photoshop elements
F4 for background and F11 for detail on the mantis and plant.

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by Tom Whelan on Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:54 pm

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Fine composition, excellent capture of the mantis, and a beautiful perch.

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by Ron Day on Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:56 pm

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Nice job combining the two exposures – love the head turn of the mantis.

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by Matthew Pugh on Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:52 am

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Hi

A lovely image that certainly does work well - glad to hear you made a ladder for the mantis to use to get to the perch too lol

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Matthew

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