Mantis on a Rose


Posted by Udayan on Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:47 am

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Found this cute little fellow perched on a rose in my terrace garden.
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by david fletcher on Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:16 am
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Terrific use of selective d.o.f. Udayan. Marvelous image.
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by subhasis roy on Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:36 am
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Superb image
 

by Carol Clarke on Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:44 am
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Excellent selective focus! Well done.

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:32 pm
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Beautiful setting and angle on the mantis.
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:13 pm
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Great idea and composition.
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by John Labrenz on Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:18 am
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nailed the focus on the mantis here...neat colors too.
 

by Ed Cordes on Wed Oct 18, 2023 3:36 pm
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Interesting perspective created by the limited DOF.  Great job!
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by Udayan on Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:27 am
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David, Subhasis, Tom, Carol, John, Axel, Ed; thank you for the kind words.... so glad you like the image.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:41 pm
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I don't usually thik of a mantis as "cute", but this one is! A sort of whimsical look on it's face. Well seen!
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by Udayan on Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:54 am
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Cynthia Crawford wrote: I don't usually thik of a mantis as "cute", but this one is! A sort of whimsical look on it's face. Well seen!
Thank you Cynthia  :)
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by Udayan on Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:47 am
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Thanks for the EP. Means a lot to me.
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