The Things I See
Praying Mantis
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 20 July 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Wow! This post was worth waiting for.... Amazing capture!
20 Jul 2007 5:37am
Sriram from Chennai, India
Wow! craiger.. wow did you manage this!
Just superb! Tones too complementing the image!
20 Jul 2007 5:45am
Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
wow,would be tons of greater if he faces us ! :D
20 Jul 2007 10:56am
@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thank you for commenting on the merits of my photograph.
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
impressive shot.. great against that white background
20 Jul 2007 12:01pm
Oddiy from Paris, France
You didn't waste the time for this one. Wonderful shot! Good job!
20 Jul 2007 2:36pm
Gnarf from Stockholm, Sweden
I dont like preying mantis, they are giving me the creeps! But nice macro shot :)
20 Jul 2007 2:41pm
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Marvelous! Makes me think of a gal who used to help out these shots be giving the critter a brief stay in her refrigerator to slow them down enough to shhot before she released them. Great capture, well composed and nicely lit.
20 Jul 2007 6:21pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Good shot, like she's waving to its mate over the way, 'come here and get yer head bitten off'.
20 Jul 2007 8:51pm
bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom
hey Craiger--excellent selective focus on this image--great balance--great result--billy
20 Jul 2007 11:49pm
daniel kurniawan from solo, Indonesia
fantastic shot! great timing and compose.. beautifull
21 Jul 2007 2:37am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Oh wow cool... I love these guys they are so interesting and pretty co-operative to photograph.
21 Jul 2007 4:35am
Michel [Une photo,vite et reviens tard] from Cergy, (near Paris), France
Looking for a husband?....;-)
Beautiful Macro, Craig
21 Jul 2007 9:48am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
What I want to know is what prayer book does a praying mantis pray from? Heh. Really nice capture.
21 Jul 2007 1:29pm
@Viewfinder: Nature's prayer book! :0)
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
Oh now this is absolutely perfection captured!!!!!
21 Jul 2007 6:12pm
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
Great closeup shot! I would never get a shot like that, i don't like bugs, except ladybugs!
23 Jul 2007 12:52am
Sash from Adelaide, Australia
I'm a massive fan of photographing PMs. This is one of the most impressive angles I've seen of one. The way its head and eyes are tilting your way makes it for me.
23 Jul 2007 3:48am
Dang from Marietta, United States
Beautiful shot of this little instar. Aren't they amazing! Well done, the pose is outstanding.
10 Jan 2008 4:49pm
Sony DSC-H5
1/500 second
F/4.0
ISO 80
72 mm