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22-Sep-2021 TRAVELLER

15 Bird Food (if you can find it)

This seems to be albino praying mantis...but I think not, the coloration is due to where it lives; hot dry, dusty....I tried rest an elbow on an adjacent vehicle, it was so hot I could't put my elbow down on the car metal.

Canon EOS 77D
1/320s f/16.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge23-Sep-2021 14:11
Yes, that is my right side mirror...I was out in San Bernardino this morning (several car fires on the side of the road, I mean real roarers, flames licking up to the sky but I was on my way to court, and late getting there (due to the car fires)....running 3 blocks in 93 degree heat and...we had no judge. (I was sweating like a pig in my suit and breathless...so embarrassing!).

Jim, I did work on the head, note that there is already a 1 and 1/3rd underexposure I set into the camera trying to suss out some greater detail while shooting...but there is no there to be pulled out.

This non standard mantis look troubled me also....which is why I tried so many different settings while shooting...my forehead is still sun-burnt and hurting a little.

This is just what he/she looked like.

Traveller
Canon Image Challenge23-Sep-2021 10:47
Is that your car? Mantis would be a good name for a security system. Bite the head off of anyone who messes with it.

Dave
Canon Image Challenge23-Sep-2021 02:34
Very well done and captured.
I don't believe this is a albino. It may be the male of one of the many species.
I might darken the head just a bit, though.

Jim
Happy Castanza22-Sep-2021 23:17
That's a magnificent capture!
It's crisp and clear.
I particularly like the dust on the roof for some strange reason.
Maybe it gives it a sense of realism?
I didn't realize they were carnivores, but I can envision that with the pic.
It's a very alluring photo.