mantis
by NstiG8tr

Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your top ten with this sweet and lovely capture.

mantis
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Comment by riversong:
Great detail and background.

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Comment by Xilebo:
These guys are always special and you've caught this one really nicely

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Comment by sherpet:
Up close and personal.....Love it....

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Comment by ursula:
That mantis is posing just right for you! Awesome. Looks also like it's thinking about eating you after you make the picture. I hope it didn't. ~9

mantis
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Comment by Sunshyne:
awesome capture - great color and angle

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Comment by Sapper13:
Nice focus and colors!!!!

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Comment by timfythetoo:
I opened this one up earlier when browsing through before voting and I was pleased that it was as cool as I had hoped from thumbnail. Great detail and excellent DOF. The mantis color is a great contrast the rest of the image and the background and foreground blur really add well. On eof my top picks of the challenge so far. Its too cold where I live for these guys to be hanging out anymore - I am jealous.

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Comment by Jutilda:
This has great DOF and the detail on his face is great. I know how hard it is to capture these guys cause I did it the other day and my shots were horrible. The vivid green is really saturated, but just looks lush and delicious and not overdone. I sense a touch tight on the crop, as his leg is "cut off" just a smidge.

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Comment by Tim:
wow - foreground and background bokeh - someone has been paying attention!! I like it. A very inquisitive looking creature.