Dead man Walking
by MAK

Comment by kiwinick:
fantasy wins here10

Dead man Walking
by MAK

Comment by basssman7:
Nicely done. great sunset colour too.

The Master
by MAK

Comment by Neuferland:
Wow, up close and personal and scary! :)

Yes, they can be the masters of camouflage and disguise and while this is a wonderful macro of said Praying Mantis, it's not really being hidden or camouflaged very well now is it? I would have liked this much better if it was further back and showing me how it was hiding itself. The focus seems a bit soft overall, even on the face part. But again, wonderful effort on the whole. A 7

The Master
by MAK

Comment by davidus428:
needs more focus no? mantids are great subjects

The Master
by MAK

Comment by LalliSig:
Too bad about the focus, I would probably have liked this if it had been in tack sharp focus. Fits the challenge though.

Incredible Journey
by MAK

Comment by Elemmennope:
I don't care for the color treatment, but otherwise this is nice.

The Master
by MAK

Comment by talmy:
If photographed from a greater distance, it would be camouflaged against the leaf it it probably on. As it is, it isn't in hiding at all. Photographically the focus is soft and it needs more DOF to get the antenae as well as the head.

The Master
by MAK

Comment by cheegirl:
Great camouflage shot but it seems a little out of focus.

Incredible Journey
by MAK

Comment by adamweb:
i'm no expert becase i'm making 4's myself but i like the selective desat in the last frame it just bothers me that the first two are red and green, i feel they should be black and white also, good shot though!

The Master
by MAK

Comment by monh:
this would have been perfect if you sharpened both eyes of the praying mantis.