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 10/17/2013 10:14:04 PM · #1
Just uploaded the original as requested by Garry. :)

There was some confusion as to what the heck was up with such a strange creature.

Well, I'm rather sad to say that I've not discovered a new mantis species, indeed, it's just a recolor folks. :) Admittedly, it is a recolor that is about as far as one can legally push it here, but just a regular old green mantis, switched to pink.

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 10/17/2013 10:15:42 PM · #2
Did you paint in the new color, or recolor it by changing Hue/Sat?
 10/17/2013 10:17:35 PM · #3
Originally posted by Garry:
Did you paint in the new color, or recolor it by changing Hue/Sat?


Hue / Sat tool. Even the eyes were recolored that way, just using layers to mask off the eyes for a different recolor on that area.

What was awesome was how much the hue/sat tool was able to bring out that two-tone coloration of the mantis's forelegs.
 10/17/2013 10:20:23 PM · #4
How'd you light the beast?
 10/17/2013 10:23:24 PM · #5
Originally posted by Garry:
How'd you light the beast?


Torch.

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Oh, you mean for the photo shoot. ;) (Just kidding, I LOVE mantids, and this was a fat momma mantis, she was treated very gently)

-I used two speedlights set up like a miniature studio shot - one flat undiffused on the seamless white surface (plotter paper, works a charm) and one on a table-tripod with my Lumiquest SBIII on it as I would use a huge softbox for a model.

10/17/2013 10:52:48 PM · #6
So magical! And SO preggers!
 10/18/2013 08:56:01 AM · #7
A lot can be done with masking and hue/sat adjustments.



Tim
 10/18/2013 02:24:14 PM · #8
Great image and a unique title. Nr.1 on Google :)
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