Praying Mantis by Carol Rollins

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18-JUL-2009	Š2009 Carol L. Breton

Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my recent work!!

This one must be a pretty young one as he is only about 1 to 1 1/2" tops!

Canon EOS 30D ,SIGMA 150mm f/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM EX
1/2500s f/7.1 at 210.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

laine		28-Jul-2009 20:42
Now I lay me down to sleep.... These & ladybirds...my faves !!

CM Kwan		26-Jul-2009 14:10
Super close-up, Carol! Love the beautiful light and your composition! V

Guest		25-Jul-2009 18:47
Excellant shot, way to go.

Chad Ramsey		25-Jul-2009 02:36
I guess you can "pray" in any position! :) Excellent shot Carol~V

Simon Chandler		23-Jul-2009 19:17
Fantastic capture. Beautiful work. v

Roman Solovjev		22-Jul-2009 18:58
a world with us......... excellent macro -V-

Neal Nye		22-Jul-2009 11:20
How did you ever manage to notice him? A beautiful shot of this almost invisible creature.

Guest		22-Jul-2009 10:49
I've been looking for one of these. I hope to find one as nice as this one... excellent macro, Carol!

Torben Jorgensen		22-Jul-2009 10:45
Wonderful shots Carol. I've only seen these in the zoo. Very fascinating insect. v

Giancarlo Guzzardi		22-Jul-2009 07:19
I agree with Char!! :)

Giancarlo Guzzardi		22-Jul-2009 07:17
very impressive this one, strange incomprehensible world of insects

XiaoBernard99		22-Jul-2009 06:41
Excellent capture.I must find one but ... I am afraid of this monster.I will stay with your work.(:-)

Debbie Blackburn Beierle		22-Jul-2009 05:55
LOL! What on earth did you say to get him to look at you??!!!! One of my most favorite "bugs"!! Excellent shot, Carol!

Bryan Murahashi		22-Jul-2009 05:02
Superb capture of this well camoflauged critter.

Lisa		22-Jul-2009 04:44
Carol, this is truly a remarkable shot. Lovely shades of green and a cool pose of a fascinating insect captured brilliantly by you.

Guest		22-Jul-2009 04:35
I pray that I can find one of these guys. Excellent image, Carol. Beautiful.

larose forest photos		22-Jul-2009 03:19
Just wonderful, Carol!! You do take superb photos! V

Dennis Ancinec		22-Jul-2009 02:45
Very cool, a great looking mantis, only ones around here are brown.

Char		22-Jul-2009 02:04
Hi Carol, These creatures make me believe in aliens. I had one grab the lens on my camera once and hiss at me. Scared me. LOL Excellent shots! \/

Hank Vander Velde		22-Jul-2009 02:03
Terrific captures/images Carol.

Walter Otto Koenig		22-Jul-2009 01:30
Cool looking images Carol. This fellow is camouflaged very well, I couldn't see him in the thumbnail. Great eye to see this. "V"

Marcia Colelli		22-Jul-2009 01:10
wonderful close ups. V

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